Rainbow Cactus (Echinocereus pectinatus var. pectinatus)

   
 

Echinocereus pectinatus var. pectinatus, Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, Centennial Museum, El Paso, Texas. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Rainbow Cactus
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Echinocereus pectinatus var. pectinatus (ee-kine-know-SEE-ree-us pec-tin-A-tus)
• Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
• Geographic Range: Much of Chihuahuan Desert in the U.S. and Mexico.
• Plant Form: Stem succulent
• Remarks:

Last Update: 8 Oct 2006