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Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus

echinocereus coccineus

The Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus is a bright red cactus that looks like it has little hedgehogs on it! It loves to soak up the sunshine and can survive in very dry places.

Lebensraum: It lives in dry, desert areas of the southwestern United States and Mexico.

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The Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus has vibrant scarlet to orange-red flowers that form a striking crown atop its spiny, clumping green stems. Its densely packed spines give it a fuzzy, hedgehog-like appearance, making it distinct from smooth-stemmed cacti.

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Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
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Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

It's sometimes called "strawberry hedgehog" because of its delicious red fruit!

Its sweet fruit tastes like strawberries, even though it's a spiky desert plant!

Native peoples used parts of this cactus for both food and traditional medicine.

This tough cactus can live for over 50 years in the wild, enduring harsh deserts!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Prickly Protector

This cactus has sharp, dense spines that act as a formidable defense, deterring most animals from trying to eat its juicy stems.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Beacon

The Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus produces sweet nectar in its bright flowers, attracting important pollinators like bees and hummingbirds.

Fähigkeit

Desert Colony

Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus grows in clumps, where multiple stems share resources and provide mutual protection from harsh sun and herbivores.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-30 cm
Ausbreitung
15-60 cm
Blütengröße
5-8 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to early summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Drinks nectar and collects pollen from flowers.

pollinates

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

Feeds on nectar from the scarlet flowers.

eats

White-throated Woodrat

Neotoma albigula

Consumes its fruit and uses cactus for shelter.

eats

Sonoran Desert Tortoise

Gopherus morafkai

Graze on its stems and fruit in the desert.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

EchinocereusRed Hedgehog CactusStrawberry Cactus

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be careful around cacti; their spines can be sharp!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus?

10-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus?

15-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus?

5-8 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus?

Spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus?

Insekten

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