Echinocereus pulchellus var. acanthosetus

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Echinocereus pulchellus var. acanthosetus S.Arias & U.Guzmán
Fl. Valle Tehuacan-Cuicatlan. 14(Cactac.) 63 (1997).
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinocereus pulchellus subs. acanthosetus (S.Arias & U.Guzmán) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 12. 1998 [see also: W.Blum in W. Blum et al., Echinocereus (preprint) [8] (1998)]

Echinocereus pulchellus var. acanthosetus (Echinocereus pulchellus subs. acanthosetus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Flowers cover the plant.

Origin and Habitat: Mexico (Oaxaca): "Dto. Coixtlahuaca, entre Magdalena Jicotlán y Tepelmeme de Morelos, Villa
Typical Locality: Mexico, Oaxaca, between Magdalena Jicotlan & Tepelmeme de Morelos, Arias, Guzman-Cruz & Gama 958, 29 Oct. 1991 (MEXU).

Synonyms:

Echinocereus pulchellus subs. acanthosetus (S.Arias & U.Guzmán) N.P.Taylor

Echinocereus pulchellus var. acanthosetus S.Arias & U.Guzmán

See all synonyms of Echinocereus pulchellus

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus pulchellus (Mart.) C.F.Först. ex F.Seitz
Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 16(1): 342, t. 23, f. 2. 1832
Synonymy: 17

Echinocereus pulchellus (Mart.) C.F.Först. ex F.Seitz

Echinocereus aguirrei Glass

Echinocereus amoenus var. aguirre hort.
Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus f. aguirrei (Glass)

Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus (A.Dietr.) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton

Cereus amoenus (A.Dietr.) Hemsl.
Echinocereus amoenus (A.Dietr.) K.Schum.
Echinocereus pulchellus subs. amoenus (A.Dietr.) W.Blum
Echinopsis amoena A.Dietr.
Echinopsis pulchella var. amoena (A.Dietr.) Förster
Echinopsis pulchella var. flore kermesina Haage ex Förster
Echinopsis pulchella var. rosea Labour.

Echinocereus pulchellus subs. venustus W.Blum & W.Rischer

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus pulchellus subs. acanthosetus (S.Arias & U.Guzmán) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 12. 1998 [see also: W.Blum in W. Blum et al., Echinocereus (preprint) [8] (1998)]
Synonymy: 2

Echinocereus pulchellus subs. acanthosetus (S.Arias & U.Guzmán) N.P.Taylor

Echinocereus pulchellus var. acanthosetus S.Arias & U.Guzmán

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus pulchellus f. cristatus

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus pulchellus subs. sharpii (N.P.Taylor) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 9. 1997
Synonymy: 2

Echinocereus pulchellus subs. sharpii (N.P.Taylor) N.P.Taylor

Echinocereus pulchellus var. sharpii N.P.Taylor

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus pulchellus subs. weinbergii (Weing.) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 9. 1997
Synonymy: 3

Echinocereus pulchellus subs. weinbergii (Weing.) N.P.Taylor

Echinocereus pulchellus var. weinbergii (Weing.) N.P.Taylor
Echinocereus weinbergii Weing.

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Description: Generally slowly clumping geophytic cacti. During drought time this species shrinks into the ground.
Stems: Usually small 2-6 cm in diameter, 2-5 cm tall with 9 ribs.
Spines: 5 to 8 flailing hairlike spines.
Flowers: Magenta to cream-white, funnelform, on the sides at the base of the stems, up to 8 cm in diameter.
Roots: Tap root

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinocereus pulchellus group

Echinocereus aguirrei Glass: Small Clumper that produces great pink flower (same as: Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus?).
Echinocereus pulchellus (Mart.) C.F.Först. ex F.Seitz: (subsp. pulchellus) has stems that are 2,5-5 cm thick with 9 to 12 ribs and 3 to 7 inconspicuous spines per areole. The flowers are pink or white. Distribution: Oaxaca, Puebla, Hidalgo, and Queretaro.
Echinocereus pulchellus subs. acanthosetus (S.Arias & U.Guzmán) N.P.Taylor: has stems that are 2 to 4cm thick with 9 ribs usually and 5 to 8 flailing hairlike spines. The flowers are magenta to white. Distribution: Oaxaca.
Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus (A.Dietr.) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton: It has 15 cm stems, 10 to 14 ribs and on the young areoles it has 6 to 8 short spines with the lower spine being the longest. The older areoles are devoid of spines. The flowers are magenta.
Echinocereus pulchellus f. cristatus: It is a nice crestes form with bluish green stems.
Echinocereus pulchellus subs. sharpii (N.P.Taylor) N.P.Taylor: It has darker colored stems in comparison to the other subspecies. Bodies 2 to 6 cm thick with 11 to 17 ribs and 7 to 14 spines per areole. The flowers are magenta or more often white. Distribution: Nuevo Leon and San Luis Potosi.
Echinocereus pulchellus subs. venustus W.Blum & W.Rischer: has low greyish-green body and pink flowers from the lower part of the body. Flower up to 30 mm long and 50-55 mm across. Distribution: San Luis Potosi City to Aguascalientes.
Echinocereus pulchellus subs. weinbergii (Weing.) N.P.Taylor: It has stems that are 5 to 15 cm thick with 14 or 15 ribs and 8 to 11 spines per areole. It has pink diurnal flower. The petals are narrowly acute in shape. Distribution: Zacatecas.

Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Edward Anderson “The Cactus family” Timber Press, Incorporated, 2001
2) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey "The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass" Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug/2011
3) David R Hunt; Nigel P Taylor; Graham Charles; International Cactaceae Systematics Group. "The New Cactus Lexicon" dh books, 2006
4) Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose “Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family” Courier Dover Publications, 1963

Echinocereus pulchellus var. acanthosetus (Echinocereus pulchellus subs. acanthosetus) Photo by: Peiffer Clement

Echinocereus pulchellus var. acanthosetus (Echinocereus pulchellus subs. acanthosetus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Echinocereus pulchellus var. acanthosetus (Echinocereus pulchellus subs. acanthosetus) Photo by: Cactus Art

Echinocereus pulchellus var. acanthosetus (Echinocereus pulchellus subs. acanthosetus) Photo by: Cactus Art

Echinocereus pulchellus var. acanthosetus (Echinocereus pulchellus subs. acanthosetus) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Cultivation and Propagation: It has a strong tap root and should have a deep pot to accommodate it. Needs porous well drained soil, water carefully, too much water will make it rot. Keep dry at minimum temperature of 5° C in winter although will tolerate brief periods to -10 degrees.
Sun Exposure: Full sun to light shade.
Propagation: It grow easily from seed or cutting (if available)

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