Cactaceae
Engelmann's hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Echinocereus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 司虾, 武勇丸
- English
- Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, Strawberry cactus
- Hungarian
- Engelmann-sünkaktusz
- Japanese
- ブユウマル
- Persian
- اکینوکرئوس انگلمانی
- Spanish
- Órgano-pequeño Fresa
- Swedish
- Kägelkaktus
Synonyms
- Cereus engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.
- Echinocereus engelmannii var. engelmannii
- Pilocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 2,921 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ciara Hall, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.