Cactaceae
Nylon hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus viridiflorus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Echinocereus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 青花虾
- English
- Nylon hedgehog cactus, Green pitaya, Green-flower hedgehog cactus
Synonyms
- Cereus viridiflorus (Engelm.) Engelm.
- Echinocactus viridiflorus (Engelm.) Pritz.
- Echinocereus viridiflorus var. viridiflorus
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, United States, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Björlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Petar43, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Charlie Llewellin from Austin, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Petar43, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dornenwolf from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Petar43, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ad Konings, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ad Konings, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ad Konings, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ad Konings, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.