Taxon:
Echinocereus arizonicus subsp. arizonicus Rose ex Orcutt
Family: Cactaceae
Collector:
Janet Fox
Date: 2017-04-27
Locality:
United States, Arizona, Gila, Tonto National Forest, mountain due east of Fortuna Peak
33.359948 -111.067136 NAD 83
Verbatim Coordinates:
12 493754E 3691194N
Elevation:
1585 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
5,200 ft
Habitat:
Madrean Evergreen woodland transition with Interior Chaparral
Substrate:
Volcanic rock, north aspect
Associated Species:
Arctostaphylos pringlei, A. pungens, Ceanothus greggii, Eriodictyon angustifolium, Garrya wrightii, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Nolina microcarpa, Quercus grisea, Rhus ovata, Yucca baccata
Description:
Robust stem succulent, flowers just opening
Reproductive Condition:
Flowers
Occurrence Remarks:
Five of this species in the immediate vicinity, several of which are recruits (single stems less than 4 inches). Approximately 100 of this species on this north facing slope
Record Id: cd529f4d-89af-4a57-a8ed-0c532452e04e
Occurrence ID (GUID):
cd529f4d-89af-4a57-a8ed-0c532452e04e