Description Echinocereus reichenbachii
e. reichenbachii
echinocereus reichenbachii perennial plant , shrub. 1 of smaller echinocereus species. immature specimens spherical, , grow become cylindrical. plants solitary or multi-branched in clusters of many twelve, erect stems 10 19 undulate ribs. reach 7.5 30 centimetres (3.0 11.8 in) tall , 4 10 centimetres (1.6 3.9 in) wide. stems dark green , obscured spines, when plant dehydrated. areoles elliptical or oval. spaced 1 6 millimetres (0.039 0.236 in) apart, 15 36 spines each. spines tan, brown, black, purplish black, or pink, , tips darker shaft. central spines tend darkest. there 7 central spines per areole; 1 6 millimetres (0.039 0.236 in) long.
plants flower in may , late june, , fruit 6 10 weeks after flowering. flowers open 1 day, anthesis staggered plants have blooming flowers full week; buds covered in white wool hides fruit develops. flower s inner tepals silvery pink or magenta; outer portions white, crimson, green, or multicolored. approximately 4.5 8 centimetres (1.8 3.1 in) 5 10 centimetres (2.0 3.9 in), , flower tubes 22 40 millimetres (0.87 1.57 in) 10 30 millimetres (0.39 1.18 in). tube hairs 5 15 millimetres (0.20 0.59 in) long, , nectar chamber 2 5 millimetres (0.079 0.197 in) deep. flowers have 30 50 petals each, ragged or notched. pistils multi-lobed , green, , stamens cream-colored or yellow. fruits various shades of green , 15 28 millimetres (0.59 1.10 in) long.
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