Advanced Search
Help | About | Feedback | Plant Suggestions

Coryphantha echinus (Sea Urchin Cactus, Prickly Beehive Cactus)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 511473



Image added by
süleyman (361)
Image 1 of 2
Rate this plant:

1 rating


Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Coryphantha
Species: Coryphantha echinus
 
Common Names add
Plant Types edit
  • Cacti
Zones / Hardiness edit
Height (Maximum) edit
Spread (Maximum) edit
Flowering Start edit
Flowering End edit
Leaf Colour edit
Leaf Shape edit
Have you a suggestion
for a plant property
that we are missing?
Please let us know.
Suitable For edit
  • Greenhouse
Sun Exposure edit
  • Partial Shade
Soil Types edit
  • Well-drained
Soil pH edit
  • 5.5 - 5.9 (Medium acidic)
Bloom Colour edit
  • Yellow/Gold
Wildlife Value edit
Propagation Techniques edit
  • Seed
Skill Level edit
  • Expert
Additional Short Notes add
Ask a Question about this Plant on our Forums

Members who grow this plant also grow...
  Sclerocactus scheeri (Scheer's Fishhook Cactus)
  Pediocactus despainii (San Rafael Cactus, Despain's pincushion cactus )
  Coryphantha sulcata (Pineapple Cactus, Finger Cactus)
  Coryphantha nickelsiae (Nickel's Pincushion Cactus, Nickel's Coryphantha)


Contributors For This Plant
süleyman (361)
toni (36069)


Gardens Containing This Plant
süleyman's Garden


Link To This Plant
Copy and paste one of the codes below to your favourite forum or website in order to link to this plant:

Forum link
Direct link
HTML code


Add Your Opinion About This Plant

süleyman (361) wrote on Nov 06 2009
Rating for this plant:
Distribution: Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza - Mexico and Big Bend,Texas - United States
Habit: Globose-cylindrical
Encounterability: Unusual in collections
Frost Tolerance: Hardy to -16 C or less for short periods of time.
Synonymes:
C.cornifera v.echinus, C.radians v.echinus, C.pectinata, Mammillaria echinus, M.pectinata.
This sp. has a purely radial-spined youth stage in which can give flowers quite early and this youth-form has been described as C. pectinata. When 8-10 years old, the typical 3-4 central spines appear of which the dominant, porrect spine was namegiving (echinus=sea-urchin)


I like this opinion




Note: please don't use this box to post questions, you can do that on our forums instead.




Images for this Plant


Photo of Coryphantha echinus (Sea Urchin Cactus, Prickly Beehive Cactus)
Coryphantha echinus (Sea Urchin Cactus, Prickly Beehive Cactus)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
Nov 06 2009
by süleyman (361)		 I like this image
1 person likes this image
This image is copyright of member süleyman (361).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.




Photo of Coryphantha echinus (Sea Urchin Cactus, Prickly Beehive Cactus)
Coryphantha echinus (Sea Urchin Cactus, Prickly Beehive Cactus)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
Nov 06 2009
by süleyman (361)		 I like this image
1 person likes this image
This image is copyright of member süleyman (361).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.










Other names for this plant:
Coryphantha pectinata
Mammillaria echinus



This page includes name data supplied by ITIS.gov. View their own page for this plant.