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Echinocereus coccineus
Claret Cup Cactus; Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus; Mexican Claret Cup Cactus

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DERIVATION
Echinocereus - From the Greek echinos, (porcupine) and cereus, referring to the shape of the floral tube
coccineus - crimson, scarlet, coccineus (the dye produced from galls on Quercus coccifera)
FAMILY Cactaceae (Cactus Family)  Other Plants in the Cactus Family
HABIT Cactus/succulent
GROWTH FORM Clump-forming
RANGE SW United States, N Mexico
FLOWERS Orange;red (To )
FRUIT Green;yellow;red (Greenish to;yellowish-pinkish;tinged)
HARDINESS USDA Zone 9 (Coldest zone where hardy)
SOIL Well Drained Soils
SUN REQUIREMENTS Sun
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Steppe Plant Collection
COMMON NAME(S) Claret Cup Cactus | Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus | Mexican Claret Cup Cactus
SYNONYMS Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. melanacanthus Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. melanacanthus f. inermis
Location Map for Echinocereus coccineus (Claret Cup Cactus; Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus; Mexican Claret Cup Cactus) - 10 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Echinocereus coccineus: More Locations
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Key 		Accession
Number		 Year Location
1  861772*1 1985 Dryland Mesa
2  861771*1 1985 Dryland Mesa
3  971808*1 1997 Dryland Mesa
4  980788*1 1998 Dryland Mesa
5  991086*1 1999 Dryland Mesa
6  991084*1 1999 Dryland Mesa
7  023799*1 2002 Dryland Mesa
8  041819*1 2004 Sacred Earth
9  071002*1 2007 Conservation Garden
10  071532*1 2007 Conservation Garden
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Map		 071532*2 2007 Rock Alpine Garden

 

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  FLOWERING:
When Echinocereus coccineus has been observed flowering
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