Echinocereus schereri
Echinocereus schereri is a cactus native to Mexico. It usually grows alone, with grey-green cylindrical stems up to 22 cm long and 10 cm wide. It has 12 to 18 ribs and no central spines. Along the ribs are 21 to 24 radial spines, pink to brownish with darker tips, about 0.6 to 1.2 cm long. The flowers are funnel-shaped and reddish-purple, appearing near the shoot tips. They are about 8 to 9 cm long and 8 to 11 cm across. The fruits are green at first and turn brown as they mature.
Echinocereus schereri grows on rocky slopes and shrub land in Sonora, Chihuahua, and Durango in Mexico, at elevations from 350 to 1800 meters. It shares its habitat with Cochemiea grahamii, Mammillaria standleyi, M. marksiana, M. mercadensis, M. standleyi, and Echinocereus subinermis.
The species was first described in 1990 by German botanist Gerhard R. W. Frank, and it is named in honor of cactus collector Egon Scherer.
Conservation status: Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1).
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 15:42 (CET).