Echinocereus stramineus
(Engelm.) F. Seitz
Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161746
Element CodePDCAC060Q0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
CITESAppendix II
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusEchinocereus
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1995-01-07
Change Date1995-01-07
Range Extent CommentsIt ranges from El Paso almost to the lower Pecos River in Texas, and extending deep into Mexico (Weniger, 1970); also southwest New Mexico. Weniger (1970) notes Texas range limits as far west as the Franklin Mountains near El Paso, and only occasionalyy east of the Hueco Mountains, in an area south of Marfa, Alpine, and Marathon, extending into the Big Bend National Park, where it is once again almost as common as farther west; with Langtry, Texas, the eastern limit.
Occurrences CommentsCarmona-Lara et al. (2008) found this species to be the most conspicuous (density, frequency, abundance) in the Sierra Corral de los Bandidos (Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range), in Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat
Habitat
It prefers the very dry, rocky conditions of hillsides shielded from moisture (Weniger, 1970). It occurs mostly on exposed (i.e. open to full sun) limestone rock outcrops, in desert mountains and arid southern slopes of higher mountains; and it has been described as saxicolous because of its typical association with stable, rocky substrates on desert mountains, hills, slopes, mesas, canyons, or outcrops (usually limestone but sometimes basalt) (Powell and Weedin, 2004).
Reproduction
While there is a paucity of species-specific information on seed dispersal, it is known within the genus of Echinocereus that mammals do eat and disperse their seeds. Ringtails, and gray foxes are known to eat the fruits of cacti species in Echinocereus (Willson 1993).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| New Mexico | SNR | Yes |
| Texas | SNR | Yes |
References (7)
- Breckenridge III, F.G., and J.M. Miller. 1982. Pollination ecology, distribution, and chemotaxonomy of the Echinocereus enneacanthus complex (Cactaceae). Systematic Botany 7:365-378.
- Carmona-Lara, M. del P., R. Foroughbakhch, A. Floers-Valdes, M.A. Alvarado, and M.A. Guzman-Lucio. 2008. Cactus list and associated plants of the protected natural area Sierra Corral de Los Bandidos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico [in Spanish]. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 79:307-323.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
- Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
- Powell, A. M. and J. F. Weedin. 2004. Cacti of the Trans-Pecos and adjacent areas. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, TX.
- Weniger, D. 1970. Cacti of the Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. University of Texas Press: Austin, Texas. 249 pp. + 64 pls.
- Willson, M. F. 1993. Mammals as seed-dispersal mutualists in North America. Oikos 67: 159-176.