Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelmann ssp. carnosus (Rümpler) M.H.J. van der Meer. Common name: Strawberry Cactus, Pitaya. Phenology: Apr-Jul; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Oak savannas, thornscrub. Distribution: S. and w. TX south to Mexico (TAM, COA, NLE).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: > Echinocereus dubius (Engelm.) Rümpler — S13, Weniger (1984); < Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm. — Mex; ? Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm. var. brevispinus (W.O.Moore) L.D.Benson — FNA4, K4, Tx; > Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm. var. carnosus (Rümpler) Quehl — Weniger (1984). Basionym: Echinocereus carnosus Rümpler 1885
Links to other floras: ? Echinocereus enneacanthus var. brevispinus - FNA4
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