Echinocereus pentalophus (A.P. de Candolle) J.N. Haage var. procumbens (Engelmann) P. Fournier. Common name: Alicoche, Ladyfinger Cactus. Phenology: Apr-May; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Thornscrub, alluvial areas. Distribution: S. TX and Mexico (COA, GTO, HGO, JAL, NLE, QRO, SLP, TAM, VER, ZAC).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Echinocereus procumbens (Engelm.) Small — S13; < Echinocereus pentalophus (DC.) J.N.Haage — FNA4, K4, Mex, Tx, Weniger (1984). Basionym: Cereus procumbens Engelm. 1849
Links to other floras: < Echinocereus pentalophus - FNA4
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