Cactaceae
Kingcup cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Echinocereus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 三钩鹿角柱, 月影虾
- English
- Kingcup cactus, Claretcup hedgehog, Mojave mound cactus, Mound hedgehog cactus
- lah
- رتہ پھل تھور
- Spanish
- Órgano-pequeño Copa de Vino
Synonyms
- Cereus triglochidiatus (Engelm.) Engelm.
- Echinocereus hexaedrus Rümpler
- Echinocereus paucispinus var. triglochidiatus (Engelm.) K.Schum.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 2,021 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michael Stites, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michelle Cloud-Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Llez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Trevor Harding, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: mark-groeneveld, 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.