Cactaceae
Cactus
Echinocereus pulchellus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Echinocereus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 明石丸, 顶花虾
- English
- Cactus
Synonyms
- Cereus amoenus (A.Dietr.) Hemsl.
- Cereus pulchellus (Mart.) Pfeiff.
- Echinocactus pulchellus Mart.
- Echinocereus amoenus (A.Dietr.) K.Schum.
- Echinocereus pulchellus subsp. pulchellus
- Echinocereus pulchellus subsp. sladkovskyi Halda & Kupčák
- Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus (A.Dietr.) K.Schum.
- Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus (A.Dietr.) Kelsey & Dayton
- Echinonyctanthus pulchellus (Pfeiff.) Lem.
- Echinopsis amoena A.Dietr.
- Echinopsis pulchella Zucc. ex C.F.Först.
- Echinopsis pulchella var. amoena (A.Dietr.) C.F.Först.
Plant problems
Christmas cactus leaves limp and wrinkled: causes and fixesLimp, wrinkled Christmas cactus stems can signal dry mix or damaged roots. Check moisture before choosing watering or root-rescue steps.
Christmas cactus buds falling off: causes and fixesChristmas cactus buds falling off? Learn the likely causes and how steady temperatures, careful watering and fewer moves can protect remaining buds.
Photos
Photo: Финитор , photo & selection: canonic Yuri Khanon, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Winfried Bruenken, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: P Gonzalez Zamora, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Trevor Harding, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Trevor Harding, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Trevor Harding, CC BY 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). About our plant data.