Echinocereus fendleri

Echinocereus fendleri is a species of Echinocereus. It's type locality is Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Background
Cespitose; stems about 8, ascending or erect, 1 to 3 dm. long, 5 to 7.5 cm. in diameter; ribs rather prominent, 9 to 12, somewhat undulate; spines very variable as to color, length, and form; radial spines 5 to 10, more or less spreading, 1 to 2 cm. long, acicular to subulate; central spine solitary, usually porrect, 4 cm. long or less, dark colored, often black-bulbose at base; flowers borne at the upper part of the plant, often very large, 10 cm. broad when fully expanded, but sometimes smaller, deep purple; inner perianth- segments spatulate, 3 to 4 cm. long, acute, the margin sometimes serrulate; filaments purple, style very pale; ovary deep green, its areoles bearing white felt and white bristly spines; fruit ovoid, 2.5 to 3 cm. long, purplish, edible; seeds 1.4 mm. long. Distributed in Texas to Utah, Arizona, and northern Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico.

Varieties/Subspecies
E. f. fendleri

E. f. hempelii

E. f. rectispinus