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Saguaro National Park west, Pima County, Arizona, US
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, US
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California, United States
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Echinocereus cf apachensis. I use "cf" because I am unsure of my identification. That puts me in league with authors of taxonomical treatments who seem uncertain whether the taxon exists. See Flora of North America:
www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=2... for example. Photographed in a private garden in Berkeley, CA.
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June 6, 2010, Arizona, Santa Catalina Mountains, Geology turnoff
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Oro Valley Papaz, Oro Valley Arizona, USA
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Canova I, Veneto, Italy
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May 7, 2010. Tucson, Arizona
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New Mexico, United States
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Botanisk hage, Cagliari, Sardinien
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Saguaro National Park west, Pima County, Arizona, US
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, US
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Echinocereus mojavensis (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Rumpler. See comments at end regarding taxonomy. Fleshly opened flowers, stigma lobes still closed and just barely starting to open, despite blue skies and a day that turned out to be record setting for the area (90 degree high), and plant having full sun exposure.First of only three clumps in area which pollinators may not be finding and/or which invasive/non-native cheatgrass, Dalmatian toadflax, and Alyssum may be outcompeting. Stigma lobes closed and not opening until after noon. No pollinators observed. Plants are believed to be hummingbird pollinated.May 15, 2012, at or near the northernmost point of distribution of the species in the Wasatch mountains of northern Utah.Taxonomy notes:The most widespread hedgehog cactus in Utah has long gone under the name E. triglochidiatus but despite that name having been used again and again in Utah related flora and plant guides, as presently understood, E. triglochidiatus does not in fact occur in Utah (or if it does, barely in the southeastern corner of the state, as a separate/different species the name E. triglochidiatus is therefore also not a synonym for what occurs in Utah, and so should not be used in reference to this species whatsoever). The specific epithet is now confusing and somewhat of a misnomer, but the priority system of taxonomy requires that "mojavensis" be used.
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Echinocereus coccineus Engelm. March 27, 2004, Zion National Park, Wash. Co., UtahGreatly misunderstood species, only known from Utah in Washington Co.Stems few to many forming clumps; flowers often dioecious; flowers have a constricted waist; smooth spines; heads taller, flowers smaller, narrower, areoles closer together than E. mojavensis.Visited by bees more than hummingbirds. Blooms earlier than E. mojavensis. Often referred to as E. triglochidiatus which as now understood does not occur in Utah (or if it does, only in far southeastern corner of the state).
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Botanisk hage, Cagliari, Sardinien
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Echinocereus mojavensis (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Rumpler. See comments at end regarding taxonomy. Fleshly opened flowers, stigma lobes just barely having opened. Despite blue skies and a day that turned out to be record setting for the area (90 degree high), and plant having full sun exposure, stigma lobes did start to open until aboubt 12:30pm.Second of only three clumps in area which pollinators may not be finding and/or which invasive/non-native cheatgrass, Dalmatian toadflax, and Alyssum may be outcompeting. Stigma lobes not opening until shortly after noon. No pollinators observed. Plants are believed to be hummingbird pollinated.May 15, 2012, at or near the northernmost point of distribution of the species in the Wasatch mountains of northern Utah. Taxonomy notes:The most widespread hedgehog cactus in Utah has long gone under the name E. triglochidiatus but despite that name having been used again and again in Utah related flora and plant guides, as presently understood, E. triglochidiatus does not in fact occur in Utah (or if it does, barely in the southeastern corner of the state, as a separate/different species the name E. triglochidiatus is therefore also not a synonym for what occurs in Utah, and so should not be used in reference to this species whatsoever). The specific epithet is now confusing and somewhat of a misnomer, but the priority system of taxonomy requires that "mojavensis" be used.
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May 2009, Cedar Grove, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico
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