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

• Echinocereus ortegae Rose in J.G.Ortega
• Echinocereus ortegae subs. koehresianus (G.Frank) W.Rischer & G.Frank
• Echinocereus scheeri (Salm-Dyck) Scheer: Stems with 6-10 tuberculate ribs, flowers pink, orange or magenta. There is a great variability of spination in this species. Origin Durango
• Echinocereus scheeri subs. gentryi (Clover) N.P.Taylor: Stems with only 4-5 ribs that are not tuberculate, pink flowers with pale throats. Distribution: Sonora and Chihuahua.
• Echinocereus scheeri var. gentryi f. cucumis cv. Honk Hong: It has a nice yellowhis/green spotted variegation on soft green finger-thick almost spineless stems. Flowers up to 9.5 cm long, pinky-red shading to a bright magenta border..
• Echinocereus scheeri var. gentryi cv. Cucumis (Werderm.) N.P.Taylor: Spineless plant forming large, sprawling or creeping clumps.
• Echinocereus scheeri subs. obscuriensis (A.B.Lau) U.Guzmán: has stems and spines like those of Echinocereus polyacanthus but flowers orange-apricot as in var. scheeri. Distribution: Chihuahua and Sonora.