Cereus brandegeei Coult.
Echinocereus brandegeei var. sanborgianus (J.M. Coult.) Lode
Cereus mamillatus Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.
Cereus sanborgianus Coult.
Echinocereus sanborgianus K. Schum.
Echinocereus brandegeei (J.M.Coult.) Schelle
Strawberry hedgehog
Strawberry cactus is native to the the low elevation hills of the Baja peninsula in Mexico.
Plants: This cactus occurs in clumps up to 6½′ (2 m) wide, generally low in height, but up to 3′ (1 m). Spines are up to 5″ (13 cm) in length, varying from black to white. Stems have 8-10 ribs.
Flowers: Lavender, pink, or bright magenta flowers are brighter and dark red near the center, up to 3″ (7.6 cm) around, and funnel-shaped.
Fruits: Red, and round, about 1″ (3 cm) in diameter.
Habitats: Low elevation hills in Baja California Sur from the central part to the Cape, and on almost all islands from San Marcos to Espíritu Santo in the Gulf of California.
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Echinocereus mamillatus (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Cereus brandegeei Coult.
Echinocereus brandegeei var. sanborgianus (J.M. Coult.) Lode
Cereus mamillatus Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.
Cereus sanborgianus Coult.
Echinocereus sanborgianus K. Schum.
Cereus brandegeei Coult.
Echinocereus brandegeei var. sanborgianus (J.M. Coult.) Lode
Cereus mamillatus Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.
Cereus sanborgianus Coult.
Echinocereus sanborgianus K. Schum.
5/24/2009 · Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (56 × 41 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Caryophyllidae | Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts |
| Order | Caryophyllales | Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants |
| Family | Cactaceae | Succulent (water-storing) plants, often spiny |
| Genus | Echinocereus | Ribbed, small to medium-sized cacti |
| Species | brandegeei | For Townsend Stith Brandegee (1843-1925), a pioneer western botanist who collected throughout California, Baja and western Nevada |
Echinocereus brandegeei description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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