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'''''Echinocereus bonkerae''''', also known as '''pinkflower hedgehog cactus''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=ECBO2|taxon=Echinocereus bonkerae|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref> '''Bonker hedgehog''', or '''short spined strawberry cactus''',<ref>{{Cite book|last=Thornber|first=John James|title=The Fantastic Clan, The Cactus Family|last2=Bonker|first2=Frances|publisher=THE MACMILLAN COMPANY|year=1932|location=New York}}</ref> is a species of [[Echinocereus|hedgehog cactus]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Scott Calhoun |title=The Gardener's Guide to Cactus |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s3P50WMy1sMC&pg=PA34 |year=2012 |publisher=Timber |isbn=978-1-60469-380-5 |page=34 }}</ref> |
'''''Echinocereus bonkerae''''', also known as '''pinkflower hedgehog cactus''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=ECBO2|taxon=Echinocereus bonkerae|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref> '''Bonker hedgehog''', or '''short spined strawberry cactus''',<ref>{{Cite book|last=Thornber|first=John James|title=The Fantastic Clan, The Cactus Family|last2=Bonker|first2=Frances|publisher=THE MACMILLAN COMPANY|year=1932|location=New York}}</ref> is a species of [[Echinocereus|hedgehog cactus]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Scott Calhoun |title=The Gardener's Guide to Cactus |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s3P50WMy1sMC&pg=PA34 |year=2012 |publisher=Timber |isbn=978-1-60469-380-5 |page=34 }}</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''Echinocereus bonkerae'' typically grows in loose groups of 5 to 15 green, cylindrical to elongated shoots 12 to 20 |
''Echinocereus bonkerae'' typically grows in loose groups of 5 to 15 green, cylindrical to elongated shoots {{cvt|12 to 20|cm}} long and {{cvt|4 to 7.5|cm}} in diameter, partially obscured by thorns. These shoots have 11 to 16 ribs and a single, strong, upright central spine that is white or light gray with a darker tip, measuring {{cvt|6 to 7.5|mm}} in length. Additionally, there are 11 to 14 spreading, straight, whitish or grayish radial spines that are {{cvt|1.2 to 2|cm}} long. |
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The flowers of ''Echinocereus bonkerae'' are broadly funnel-shaped and range from magenta to reddish-purple. They appear in the upper half of the shoots, measuring 5 to 6.2 |
The flowers of ''Echinocereus bonkerae'' are broadly funnel-shaped and range from magenta to reddish-purple. They appear in the upper half of the shoots, measuring {{cvt|5 to 6.2|cm}} in length and diameter. The spherical, fleshy fruits start green and later turn red.<ref name="Anderson Eggli 2005 p. 192">{{cite book | last=Anderson | first=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | title=Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon | publisher=Ulmer | publication-place=Stuttgart (Hohenheim) | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | page= 192}}</ref> The chromosome count is 2n = 22. |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Echinocereus |
Species: | E. bonkerae
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Binomial name | |
Echinocereus bonkerae Thornb. & Bonker, 1932
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Echinocereus bonkerae, also known as pinkflower hedgehog cactus,[2] Bonker hedgehog, or short spined strawberry cactus,[3] is a species of hedgehog cactus.[4]
Description[edit]
Echinocereus bonkerae typically grows in loose groups of 5 to 15 green, cylindrical to elongated shoots 12 to 20 cm (4.7 to 7.9 in) long and 4 to 7.5 cm (1.6 to 3.0 in) in diameter, partially obscured by thorns. These shoots have 11 to 16 ribs and a single, strong, upright central spine that is white or light gray with a darker tip, measuring 6 to 7.5 mm (0.24 to 0.30 in) in length. Additionally, there are 11 to 14 spreading, straight, whitish or grayish radial spines that are 1.2 to 2 cm (0.47 to 0.79 in) long.
The flowers of Echinocereus bonkerae are broadly funnel-shaped and range from magenta to reddish-purple. They appear in the upper half of the shoots, measuring 5 to 6.2 cm (2.0 to 2.4 in) in length and diameter. The spherical, fleshy fruits start green and later turn red.[5] The chromosome count is 2n = 22.
Distribution[edit]
This species is commonly found in dry grasslands and in chaparral shrublands in the United States in the Pinal and Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona, and in the neighboring Mexican state of Sonora growing at elevations of 700 - 2000 meters. Plants grow in sandy-loamy soil and rocky slopes in pinyon-juniper woodlands.[6]
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Plant in habitat
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Blooming plant
Taxonomy[edit]
Echinocereus bonkerae was first described by John James Thornber and Frances Bonker in 1932. It was named in honor of Frances Bonker from Pasadena.[7]
![Watercolor painting of green cactus with pink flowers. Caption calls it a short spined strawberry cctus and says "A new and handsome little strawberry cactus, named in honor of Frances Bonker for her writings depicting the beauty and charm of the desert land."](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Echinocereus_bonkerae_by_Ella_Estill.jpg/220px-Echinocereus_bonkerae_by_Ella_Estill.jpg)
References[edit]
- ^ Baker, M. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Echinocereus bonkerae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152845A121491259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152845A121491259.en. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Echinocereus bonkerae". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Thornber, John James; Bonker, Frances (1932). The Fantastic Clan, The Cactus Family. New York: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
- ^ Scott Calhoun (2012). The Gardener's Guide to Cactus. Timber. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-60469-380-5.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 192. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Echinocereus bonkerae". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Echinocereus bonkerae THORNBER et BONKER". Echinocereus Online (in German). 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
External links[edit]
Media related to Echinocereus bonkerae at Wikimedia Commons