Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii), Anza-Borrego, Sonoran Desert - Calico Cactus

A close look at our Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park of the Colorado (Sonoran) Desert, Southern California. Also called a Calico Cactus and Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus

The Echinocereus engelmannii is commonly found in desert areas of the southwestern United States and the adjacent areas of Mexico, including the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Baja California and Sonora. In California it is found in the lower Colorado and Mojave deserts. Calico Cactus grows in clusters, sometimes up to 20 and more stems. Its bright magenta flowers bloom in April in its southern extremes to late May at northern locations. The flowers are borne at the upper half to one third of the stem. They are funnelform in shape, up to 3.5 inches long with dark-green stigmas. The fruit is very spiny. At first it is green, becoming pink and drying when ripe. The ripe fruit has spines which are easily detached. The seeds are black, and around a tenth of an inch in size. The stems are initially cylindrical and erect in young plants, but later with the stem base lying on the ground. The stems are usually 1.5 to 3.5 inches in diameter and up to 25 inches high, and obscured by heavy spines which tend to angle downwards. The plants have around 10 ribs, which are somewhat flattened and tuberculate. (description from Calscape.org).

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