XEchinocereus triglochidiatus var. mojavensis - Mojave Kingcup CactusX
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Mojave Kingcup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. mojavensis), family Cactaceae (Cactus)
Mojavensis is a subspecies of triglochidiatus. Per FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA is this:
"Echinocereus triglochidiatus is the earliest name for a large group of diploid and polyploid taxa treated as conspecific by L. D. Benson (1969, 1982). The tetraploids are now recognized separately as E. coccineus, including E. polyacanthus Engelmann of Mexico. The diploids in the flora area are here divided into two allopatric species: E. triglochidiatus and E. arizonicus.
Plants in the western portion of the range of Echinocereus triglochidiatus have been called E. triglochidiatus var. mojavensis (Engelmann & J. M. Bigelow) L. D. Benson. That taxon includes curly-spined plants (mainly in California) and straight-spined plants (including most populations in Arizona, Utah, and western Colorado). The latter were mapped by L. D. Benson (1969, 1982) as part of his concept of E. triglochidiatus var. melanacanthus. Plants with the fewest and largest spines, called E. triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus, occupy the eastern portion of the species? distribution. The largest spines, whether central or radial, of var. triglochidiatus are sharply angular in cross section and 1-2 mm thick." End quote.
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Plant location: Sightings in California: Silver Canyon and Black Canyon - April 2017
Found in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.Plant -
Bloom season: April through June. Foliage -
Silver Canyon (near Bishop) California, April 18, 2017
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Silver Canyon (near Bishop) California, April 25, 2017
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Silver Canyon (near Bishop) California, April 25, 2017
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