Echinocereus sharpii
Echinocereus sharpii is a species of cactus native to Mexico.
Description
Echinocereus sharpii grows solitary almost spherical to spherical, green to stems reach height of a diameter of. There are twelve to eighteen ribs with elliptic areoles. There are 9-13 radial spines that are long that are white to brown. The short, funnel-shaped flowers are pale pink to cream white with a purple stripe on the center of the petals and sepals, flower bloom from the tips or sides of the shoots. They are long and reach a diameter of. The spherical, purple-colored, long by wide with black seeds.Plants are distinguished from Echinocereus pulchellus by its numerous ribs and spines and its cream white flowers.