Echinocereus mojavensis (Mojave mound cactus)

Echinocereus mojavensis (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Rümpler

Mojave mound cactus, Mojave kingcup cactus, Mojave hedgehog

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Caryophyllidae	Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts
Order	Caryophyllales	Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants
Family	Cactaceae	Succulent (water-storing) plants, often spiny
Genus	Echinocereus	Ribbed, small to medium-sized cacti
Species	mojavensis	With three barbed bristles (tri- for “three,” and glochidium, meaning “arrow points”)

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Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. var. mojavensis (Engelm. & Bigelow) L.D. Benson

Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. var. mojavensis (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) L.D. Benson

Echinocereus mojavensis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California
≈ 10 × 7" (24 × 16 cm)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California
≈ 12 × 8" (31 × 20 cm)

5/3/2018 · Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 7 × 4" (16 × 11 cm)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California
≈ 7 × 4" (16 × 11 cm)

5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm)

5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 10 × 7" (24 × 16 cm)

5/3/2018 · Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm)

5/3/2018 · Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 6 × 4½" (15 × 12 cm)

5/4/2018 · Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm)

5/3/2018 · Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 7 × 4½" (18 × 12 cm)

5/4/2018 · Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 6 × 5" (14 × 13 cm)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm)

5/3/2018 · Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 7 × 4" (16 × 11 cm)

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