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Cereus leonensis (Mathsson) Orcutt
W. Amer. Sci. 13: 27. 1902
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinocereus pentalophus subs. leonensis (Mathsson) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 9. 1997

Cereus leonensis (Echinocereus pentalophus subs. leonensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
It has spectacular magenta flowers with white or pale yellow throats, for a short period in spring. Although the display lasts only a week or two, the profusion of pink flowers is extremely striking. The pink blossom reaches 7-12 cm in diameter.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus pentalophus (DC.) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton
Standard. Pl. Names, ed. 2. 71. 1942
Synonymy: 10 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus pentalophus subs. leonensis (Mathsson) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 9. 1997
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus pentalophus subs. procumbens (Engelm.) W.Blum & Mich.Lange
Echinocereus Monogr. (preprint) [7] (1998)
Synonymy: 6
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Lady Finger Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Alicoche

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


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Cereus leonensis (Echinocereus pentalophus subs. leonensis) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Cereus leonensis (Echinocereus pentalophus subs. leonensis) Photo by: Cactus Art

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This species produces basal stolons. (Echinocereus pentalophus subs. leonensis) Photo by: Cactus Art
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A suker (from an underground stolon) is coming out from the pots hole. (Echinocereus pentalophus subs. leonensis) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Cereus leonensis (Echinocereus pentalophus subs. leonensis) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Cereus leonensis (Echinocereus pentalophus subs. leonensis) Photo by: Cactus Art


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