Echinocereus scheeri var. gentryi – eFlora of India

May 6, 2013
Echinocereus

Echinocereus scheeri var. gentryi (Clover) N.P.Taylor, Kew Mag. 1: 154 1984. (Syn: Echinocereus cucumis Werderm.; Echinocereus gentryi Clover; Echinocereus scheeri subsp. gentryi (Clover) N.P.Taylor);

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Plants from Cactus Garden: Cactus 7 for id from Panchkula : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 3 authors.

Wanted to continue my quest for id of plants shot from Cactus garden, Panchkula.. please id this cactus, only 1 shot I have for this..

This one may be a Echinopsis species

It looks like Echinocereus morricalli, see … email on the 24th

The plant in the picture is Echinocereus scheeri ssp. gentryi (Clover) Taylor 1997.

The old name sometimes still seen in some lists is Echinocereus cucumis.

References:

The Plant List cactuspedia
Desert Tropicals

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