hedgehog cactus

noun

any of various rounded, usually spiny cacti of the genus Echinocereus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having bell-shaped flowers that close at night.

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

He is odd and rather humble, and very much resembles the Hedgehog Cactus, another group of Cereus, entirely.

The stems of the Mojave Hedgehog Cactus are as long as seven inches and of a pale green.

This lacework of spines is rather similar to the network of thorns covering the Hedgehog Cactus.

Echinocactus (fig. 2) is the name given to the genus bearing the popular name of hedgehog cactus.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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