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Echinocereus knippelianus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Echinocereus
Species:	E. knippelianus
Binomial name
	Echinocereus knippelianus; Liebm., 1895
Synonyms
	Cereus knippelianus (Liebner) Orcutt 1902

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Echinocereus knippelianus is a species of hedgehog cactus native to Mexico. It can be grown in cultivation.^[2]

Description

Echinocereus knippelianus grows solitary or in sprouts, often forming groups of up to 50 shoots that are rarely extended beyond the soil surface. The almost spherical to spherical, green to fairly blackish green, soft-fleshed shoots reach a diameter of 3 to 8 cm (1.2 to 3.1 in). There are five to seven low and wide ribs. The up to four straight or twisted, light yellow thorns, which can also be missing, are very variable in size. They are 1.5 to 6 cm (0.59 to 2.36 in) long.

The short, funnel-shaped flowers are pink to slightly purple to white and appear near the tips or sides of the shoots. They are 2.5 to 4 cm (0.98 to 1.57 in) long and reach a diameter of 4 to 6.5 cm (1.6 to 2.6 in). The spherical, purple-colored, vertically tearing fruits are covered with one or more thorns and some wool.^[3]

Distribution

Echinocereus knippelianus is common in the Mexican states of Coahuila and Nuevo León in open, grasslands and pine forest at high altitudes of 2000 to 2200 meters.^[4]

Taxonomy

The first description was made in 1895 by C. Liebner.^[5] The specific epithet knippelianus honors the German cactus breeder Carl Knippel, who was based in Halberstadt. A nomenclature synonym is Cereus knippelianus (Liebner) Orcutt (1902).

References

^ SG), Succulent Plants; SG), Succulent Plants (2009-11-16). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
^ Berresford, Peter; Hoxey, Paul (1999). "Echinocereus knippelianus in habitat". British Cactus & Succulent Journal. 17 (1): 17–20. ISSN 0264-3405. JSTOR 42794301. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 198–199. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
^ Vallicelli, Valentino (2013-08-04). "Echinocereus knippelianus". LLIFLE. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
^ Monatsschrift für Kakteenkunde. Vol. Bd.5 (1895). J. Neumann. 1895. Retrieved 2023-12-09.

External links

Media related to Echinocereus knippelianus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Echinocereus knippelianus at Wikispecies

[SG)_SG)_2009_p.-1] SG), Succulent Plants; SG), Succulent Plants (2009-11-16). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-12-09.

[2] Berresford, Peter; Hoxey, Paul (1999). "Echinocereus knippelianus in habitat". British Cactus & Succulent Journal. 17 (1): 17–20. ISSN 0264-3405. JSTOR 42794301. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

[Anderson_Eggli_2005_p._198–199-3] Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 198–199. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.

[m585-4] Vallicelli, Valentino (2013-08-04). "Echinocereus knippelianus". LLIFLE. Retrieved 2024-07-03.

[J._Neumann_1895_u913-5] Monatsschrift für Kakteenkunde. Vol. Bd.5 (1895). J. Neumann. 1895. Retrieved 2023-12-09.

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 '''''Echinocereus knippelianus''''' is a species of [[Echinocereus|hedgehog cactus]] native to Mexico. It can be grown in cultivation.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Berresford |first1=Peter |last2=Hoxey |first2=Paul |title=Echinocereus knippelianus in habitat |journal=British Cactus & Succulent Journal |date=1999 |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=17–20 |jstor=42794301 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42794301 |access-date=17 November 2022 |issn=0264-3405}}</ref>
 ==Description==
-''Echinocereus knippelianus'' grows singly or in sprouts, often forming groups of up to 50 shoots that are rarely extended beyond the soil surface. The almost spherical to spherical, green to fairly blackish green, soft-fleshed shoots reach a diameter of {{cvt|3 to 8|cm}}. There are five to seven low and wide ribs. The up to four straight or twisted, light yellow thorns, which can also be missing, are very variable in size. They are {{cvt|1.5 to 6|cm}} long.
+''Echinocereus knippelianus'' grows solitary or in sprouts, often forming groups of up to 50 shoots that are rarely extended beyond the soil surface. The almost spherical to spherical, green to fairly blackish green, soft-fleshed shoots reach a diameter of {{cvt|3 to 8|cm}}. There are five to seven low and wide ribs. The up to four straight or twisted, light yellow thorns, which can also be missing, are very variable in size. They are {{cvt|1.5 to 6|cm}} long.
 The short, funnel-shaped flowers are pink to slightly purple to white and appear near the tips or sides of the shoots. They are {{cvt|2.5 to 4|cm}} long and reach a diameter of {{cvt|4 to 6.5|cm}}. The spherical, purple-colored, vertically tearing fruits are covered with one or more thorns and some wool.<ref name="Anderson Eggli 2005 p. 198–199">{{cite book | last1=Anderson | first1=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | title=Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon | publisher=Ulmer | publication-place=Stuttgart (Hohenheim) | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | pages=198–199}}</ref>
 ==Distribution==
 ''Echinocereus knippelianus'' is common in the Mexican states of [[Coahuila]] and [[Nuevo León]] in open, grasslands and pine forest at high altitudes of 2000 to 2200 meters.<ref name="m585">{{cite web | last=Vallicelli | first=Valentino | title=Echinocereus knippelianus | website=LLIFLE | date=2013-08-04 | url=http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACTI/Family/Cactaceae/1580/Echinocereus_knippelianus | access-date=2024-07-03}}</ref>