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Pitaya Cactus

Echinocereus enneacanthus

Authorship: Engelmann var. enneacanthus

Notes

Echinocereus enneacanthus Englemann var. dubius (Engelmann) Benson is a synonym.

Sources

[Anderson (UTEP), Photographic voucher]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomPlantae

PhylumMAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plants)

ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (Dicots)

FamilyCACTACEAE (Cactus Family)

GenusEchinocereus

Speciesenneacanthus

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

cesardiazOct 16, 2021Hudspeth County, TX, USA

jmschlichteFeb 27, 2015Indio Mountains Research Station, Squaw Spring, Hudspeth County, Texas, 30.796944ºN, 105.010556ºW

rosebroadOct 2, 2026Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, US-TX, US

erivaldeOct 23, 2026Alpine, TX, US

bexarbranchOct 25, 2026Terlingua Ghost Town, Terlingua, TX, US

quartzite13Oct 24, 2026Railroad 964, Fort McKavett, TX, US

arachnoksawierApr 28, 2026Barnesville Dr, Terlingua, TX, US

arachnoksawierApr 28, 2026Terlingua Cemetery, Terlingua, TX, US

karen762Oct 20, 2026Big Bend National Park, TX 79834, USA

adventurehumanOct 24, 2026Comstock, TX 78837, USA

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

NatureServe Explorer
IUCN Red List
Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)

Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List	LCLeast Concern
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)	G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)	SNRNot Ranked
Texas SGCN	Not assessed