Echinocereus pentalophus, with the common name ladyfinger cactus, is a species of Echinocereus cactus, in the tribe Echinocereeae Tribe. It is native to North America.
Echinocereus pentalophus | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Echinocereus |
Species: | E. pentalophus |
Binomial name | |
Echinocereus pentalophus (DC.) Lem.[1] | |
The cactus species is found from San Luis Potosí state, through Northeastern Mexico, and into the southern Rio Grande Valley in southeastern Texas.[1]
Taxon identifiers | |
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Echinocereus pentalophus |
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Cereus pentalophus |
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