Cactaceae
Spiny hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Echinocereus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 御旗
- English
- Spiny hedgehog cactus, Rainbow cactus, Texas rainbow cactus
- Spanish
- Órgano-pequeño Arcoiris de Texas
Synonyms
- Cereus dasyacanthus Engelm.
- Echinocereus pectinatus var. dasyacanthus (Engelm.) W.H.Earle ex N.P.Taylor
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Nick Block, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Megalibrarygirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Megalibrarygirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Megalibrarygirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Megalibrarygirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Megalibrarygirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.