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Texas Rainbow Cactus

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Photo by AshleyT
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29.5704, -102.841

Field Notes

Description:

Named for the faint red bands around the cactus.

Habitat:

Growing in a rocky drainage on the side of a mountain.

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Echinocereus dasyacanthus

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PublishedSeptember 25, 2014

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