Echinocereus maritimus

Echinocereus maritimus is a species of Echinocereus. It's type locality is Ensenada, lower California.

Background
Decidedly cespitose, often forming clumps 60 to 90 cm. broad and 30 cm. high, sometimes containing 200 joints; individual joints globose to short-cylindric, 5 to 16 cm. long; ribs 8 to 10; areoles 10 to 12mm. apart; radial spines about 10, spreading; central spines 4, stout and angled, 2.5 to 3.5 cm. long; flowers small, including the ovary 3 to 4 cm. long, arising from near the top of the plant, light yellow; inner periainth-segments oblanceolate, rounded at apex; ovary not very spiny; fruit not seen. type locality: Ensenada, Lower California. Distributed in the West coast of Lower California.