Chisos Mountain Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus chisoensis)

   

Chisos Mountain Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus chisoensis), Big Bend, Brewster Co., Texas. May 1985. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Chisos Pitaya, Chisos Mountain Hedgehog Cactus
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Echinocereus chisoensis (ee-kin-oh-SEAR-ee-us chee-so-EN-sis)
• Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
• Geographic Range: Big Bend, Texas, and presumably in adjacent Mexico.
• Plant Form: Stem succulent.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 11 May 2006