. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Echinocereus caespitosus Engelm. & Gray. Tufted Hedgehog Cereus. Fig. 2982. Cereus caespitosus Engelm. & Gray, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. 5: 247. 1845. Echinocereus caespitosus Engelm. Wisliz. Tour North. Mexico, 110. 1S48. Stems ovoid-globose to ovoid-cylindric, usually tufted, sometimes as many as 12 together, some- times single, i'-6' high, i'-4' in
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Echinocereus caespitosus Engelm. & Gray. Tufted Hedgehog Cereus. Fig. 2982. Cereus caespitosus Engelm. & Gray, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. 5: 247. 1845. Echinocereus caespitosus Engelm. Wisliz. Tour North. Mexico, 110. 1S48. Stems ovoid-globose to ovoid-cylindric, usually tufted, sometimes as many as 12 together, some- times single, i'-6' high, i'-4' in diameter; ribs 12 or 13; radial spines 20-30, pectinate, white, the lateral ones the longer, 2"-4" long; central spines wanting, or sometimes i or 2 short ones; flowers rose-purple, 2'-3' broad, fruit ovoid, green, 9"-io" long; seeds tubercled, black, about V long. Western Kansas (according to B. B. SmythJ ; Texas and Mexico. 2. PEDIOCACTUS Britten & Rose. Stems globose, leafless, tubercled, the tubercles arranged in spiral rows bearing clusters of spines arising from areolae. Flowers borne on the tubercles, at or near areolae from which spines are developed. Calyx-tube prolonged beyond the ovary, its tube funnelform, bearing a few scales. Petals numerous, similar to the inner sepals, but larger, pinkish. Stamens numer- ous, borne on the tube of the calyx. Ovary green, globose; style columnar. Berry irregularly bursting, with a terminal scar, nearly or quite scaleless. Seeds tuberqled, with a large sub- basal hilum. [Greek, Plains-cactus.] Three species, natives of central and western North America, the following Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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