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Strawberry Hedgehog
Strawberry Hedgehog174 locationsPlant
.: joebartels :.
Mar 17 2001
Massacre Falls		 Featured Detail Photo mini map Featured Full Photo.: Randal_Schulhauser :.
Mar 27 2005
Hau'Pal Trail
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Magnoliophyta - Flowering plant
FamilyCactaceae - Cactus
ElevationBelow 5000
Prime BloomPink
BloomsMar - May
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Echinocereus engelmannii

Common Names 6 species of Echinocereus in AZ. See also Claret Cup Hedgehog.

Habitat well-drained deserts & slopes.

Flowers pink is the most common but can be pinkish purple (magenta, fuchsia). 3" in diameter. 2" - 3" long in a cup shape. close at night and reopen in morning. last up to 5 days. Green stigma in center.

Description cactus. perennial. Clumping cylindrical columnar cactus, mostly erect light green stems, 6" - 14" tall, 2" - 4" diameter, branching freely from the base.

Comments one of the most common species of hedgehog cactus in AZ. Still, there are a number of varieties of Echinocereus engelmannii, and some are quite rare. Fruit is edible. Peel before eating. tastes like strawberry with seeds.

Encounterability Common
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    View Point-North Mingus Loop
     
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    Russian Well Segment - BCT
     
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    Bell Pass from Dixie Mine
     
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    Bell Pass from Dixie Mine
     
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    Peak 3465 - Hieroglyphic Mountains
     
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    South Fork - Gold Ridge Loop
     
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    South Fork - Gold Ridge Loop
     
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    Maricopa Trail - White Tanks to Grand Avenue
     
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    Desert Glimpses
     
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    Bell Pass from Dixie Mine
     
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    Mesquite Canyon - Waddell - Ford Canyon Loop
     
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    Phoenix Mountain Preserve Eastern Loop
     
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    Phoenix Mountain Preserve Eastern Loop
     
  • .: DixieFlyer :.
    Adero Canyon Wander
     
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    Adero Canyon Wander
     
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    Dixie Mountain Loop plus
     
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    Dixie Mine Lasso Loop
     
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    Rock Peak Wash Trail - San Tan MRP
     
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