Taxon:  Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm.



Summary
Genus:
Echinocereus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Echinocereeae
Nomen number:
464959
Place of publication:
F. A. Wislizenus, Mem. tour N. Mexico 110.  1848
Verified:
04/16/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Echinocactus pectinatus Scheidw.

Autonym(s)
Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm. var. pectinatus

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm.
Cereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm. var. pectinatus

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1379.
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
  6. Hunt, D. 1999. CITES Cactaceae checklist, ed. 2
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcomb hedgehog cactus  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishlace cactus  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishpurple candle cactus  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishrainbow cactus  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishyellow alicoche  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1379.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila de Zaragoza FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo León FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
2Cultivated    also cult.Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guanajuato]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  2. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464959. Accessed 14 October 2026.