Echinocereus rigidissimus (Arizona Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus)

Botanical names: Echinocereus rigidissimus, Cereus pectinatus var. rigidissimus, Echinocereus pectinatus var. rigidissimus

Common names: Arizona Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus, Cabeza de Viejo

Family: Cactaceae

Origin: Southeastern Arizona, Mexico

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Intense pink flowers with much lighter throat, 2.4 to 2.8 inches long (6-7 cm), up to 3.6 inches in diameter (9 cm).

Similar plants: Echinocereus rigidissimus (Arizona Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus)

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• Pachycereus weberi (Candelabro)
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