Pink-flower Hedgehog
Echinocereus fendleri
Observed at White Canyon south of Superior, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA. 31 March 2014. This specimen, based upon the location and characteristics, appears to be var. bonkerae.
SPINES: Mostly pale to white; shorter than those of Engelmann Hedgehog.
FLOWERS: Bright pink flowers appear mid spring.
STEMS: Up to 20 stems arise at ground level to form a spiney clump.
FRUIT: Fruits are arranged at the top, the growing tip, of the
cactus.
RANGE: Mostly in the upland Sonoran Desert habitats east of Phoenix and Tucson.