Echinocereus pacificus

Echinocereus pacificus is a species of Echinocereus. It's type locality is Todos Santos Bay, Lower California.

Background
Cespitose, growing in clumps 30 to 60 cm. in diameter, sometimes containing 100 stems, these 15 to 25 cm. long, 5 to 6 cm. in diameter; ribs 10 to 12, obtuse; spines gray, with a reddish tinge; radial spines 10 to 12, 5 to 10 mm. long; central spines 4 or 5, the longest sometimes 25 mm. long; flowers deep red, rather small, about 3 cm. long; areoles on ovary and flower-tube bearing long tawny wool and reddish-brown bristly spines; fruit spiny.