Lace Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus reichenbachii (species), “Lace Cactus”, “Black Lace Cactus”, “Classen's Cactus”, “Bailey's Hedgehog Cactus”, “Chicken Pox”, “Fitch's Hedgehog”, “Merry Widow Cactus”, “Purple Candle Cactus”, “Reichenbach's Hedgehog Cactus”

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Echinocereus reichenbachii (commonly known as lace or hedgehog cactus) is a perennial plant and shrub in the cactus family. The species is native to the Chihuahuan Desert and parts of northern Mexico and the southern United States, where they grow at elevations up to 1,500 meters (4,900 ft). This cactus earned the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. E. reichenbachii is one of the smaller Echinocereus species. They reach 7.5 to 30 centimetres (3.0 to 11.8 in) tall and 4 to 10 centimetres (1.6 to 3.9 in) wide. Plants are solitary or clustered in as many as 12, with erect stems that have 10 to 19 ribs. The stems are dark green and often obscured by the spines, which range from tan, brown, black, or pink, and the tips are usually darker than the shaft. The areoles are…