Echinocereus scheeri is a species of hedgehog cactus in the family Cactaceae, native to northern Mexico.[1] With its dramatic offsets, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Echinocereus scheeri
In bloom
A specimen with pink petals
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Echinocereus
Species:	E. scheeri
Binomial name
Echinocereus scheeri (Salm-Dyck) Scheer
Synonyms[1]
List Cereus salm-dyckianus Hemsl. Cereus scheeri Salm-Dyck Echinocereus chaletii W.Rischer Echinocereus cucumis Werderm. Echinocereus gentryi Clover Echinocereus klapperi W.Blum Echinocereus rischeri (R.C.Römer) W.Rischer Echinocereus salmianus K.Schum. Echinocereus sanpedroensis Raudonat & W.Rischer Echinocereus scheeri subsp. paridensis W.Rischer & Trocha Echinocereus scheeri subsp. rischeri R.C.Römer

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[1]

• Echinocereus scheeri subsp. chaletii (W.Rischer) N.P.Taylor – Chihuahua
• Echinocereus scheeri subsp. gentryi (Clover) N.P.Taylor – eastern Sonora to western Chihuahua
• Echinocereus scheeri subsp. scheeri

References

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