TEXAS CACTI

 

Coryphantha echinus (Sea-Urchin Cactus)

 

BLOOM PERIOD: April - May

HABITAT:  Usually found on top of limestone hills near edge of the slope where the limestone is exposed.

SUBSPECIES: (1) C. echinus echinus and (2) C. echinus robusta

1. TEXAS: Brewster County, Sul Ross State University, October 2006
   
 
1. TEXAS: Cultivated 2006
 
1. TEXAS: Brewster County, Black Gap WMA, July 2008
 
1. TEXAS: Brewster County, Black Gap WMA, July 2008
 
2. TEXAS: Brewster County, Big Bend NP, October 2006