Echinocereus fitchii

Echinocereus fitchii is a species of Echinocereus.

Background
Plants short-cylindric or somewhat narrowed above, 8 to 10 cm. long, 4 to 5 cm. in diameter; ribs 10 to 12; low, rounded; areoles 4 to 6 mm. apart, small, circular; radial spines about 20, white, spreading, 4 to 6 mm. long; central spines 4 to 6, slightly spreading, 12 mm. long or less, acicular, brownish, but sometimes white at base; flowers 6 to 7cm. long, pink; perianth-segments, oblanceolate, widely spreading, acute, serrate on the margin; ovary 2.5 cm. long, bearing numerous areoles, these spiny and with cobwebby hairs.