About Echinocereus cinerascens (DC.) Haage
Echinocoreus cinerascens (DC.) Haage, commonly known as Echinocereus cinerascens, grows with multiple shoots and typically forms cushions made up of prostrate to upright shoots. Its bright green, cylindrical shoots can reach up to 30 cm (12 inches) in length, and have a diameter between 1.5 and 12 cm (0.59 to 4.72 inches). This cactus has five to twelve ribs that usually have well-developed cusps, though they are occasionally almost uncusped. It produces one to six protruding to spreading central spines that sometimes criss-cross; these spines are slightly pink or orange, and turn brown or even white as they age, growing up to 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) long. It also has six to ten round, yellowish to whitish marginal spines that measure 1 to 3.5 cm (0.39 to 1.38 inches) in length. The species' broadly funnel-shaped flowers are slightly pink-magenta, with a white or very light colored throat. The flowers emerge well below the tips of the shoots, are 7 to 10 cm (2.8 to 3.9 inches) long, and reach a diameter of 6 to 12 cm (2.4 to 4.7 inches). The green, thorny fruits of Echinocereus cinerascens have the same smell and taste as strawberries. This species is distributed in Mexico, found in the Federal District and the states of México, Hidalgo, Tamaulipas, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí.
