Arizona hedgehog, California hedgehog, Cream-flowered hedgehog, Golden rainbow hedgehog, Mexican claret-cup cactus, White-spined claret-cup cactus
Echinocereus coccineus

Family: Cactaceae

What it is like

A spiny cactus. They form mounds. These can be 1 m across. The stems are 7 cm across and the offsets form clusters 35 cm across. There are 5-12 ribs. The flowers are red. They are funnel shaped.

A large genus. There are about 60 Echinocereus species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It can tolerate temperatures down to -10°C if dry. It grows best in light to medium, well drained soils. It needs an open sunny position.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia, Mexico (country/location of origin), North America, USA

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

It is normally grown from seed.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Mammillaria aggregata Engelmann ex B.D. Jackson; Cereus aggregata (Engelmann ex Jackson) J.M Coulter; Echinocereus aggregatus (Engelmann ex Jackson) Rydberg; Coryphantha aggregata (Engelmann ex Jackson) Britton & Rose; Escobaria aggregata (Engel. ex Jackson) Buxbaum; Echinocereus coccineus subsp. aggregata (Engel. ex Jackson) Blum et al; Cereus hexaedrus Engel. & Big.; Echinocereus hexaedrus (Engel. & Big.)Rumpler; Cereus paucispinus Engel.; Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. paucispinus (Engel.) W.T. Marshall; Echinocereus coccineus var. paucispinus (Engel.) D.J. Ferguson; Echinocereus coccineus subsp. paucispinus (Engel.) Blum et al; Echinocereus roemeri F. Haage; Echinocereus coccineus subsp. roemeri (F. Haage) Blum et al; Echinocereus krausei Rumpler; Echinocereus kunzei Gurke; Echinocereus rosei Wooten & Standley; Echinocereus coccineus subsp. rosei (Wooten & Standley) Blum et al; Echinocereus arizonicus Rose ex Orcutt; Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus (Rose ex Orcutt) L.D. Benson; Echinocereus coccineus var. arizonicus (Rose ex Orcutt) D.J. Ferguson; Echinocereus canyonensis Clover & Jotter; Echinocereus decumbens Clover & Jotter; Echinocereus englemanii subsp. decumbens (Clover & Jotter) Blum & Lange; Echinocereus matudae Bravo; Echinocereus arizonicus subsp. matudae (Bravo) Rutow; Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. gurneyi L.D. Benson; Echinocereus coccineus var. gurneyi (L.D. Benson) K.D. Heil & Brack; Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. toroweapensis P.C. Fischer; Echinocereus toroweapensis (P.C. Fischer)Fursch; Echinocereus arizonicus subsp. nigrihorridispinus Blum & Rutow;