Synonyms:

• Cereus mojavensis
• Echinocereus coccineus subs. mojavensis
• Echinocereus mojavensis

Habitat:

-It is widespread in Southern California, Colorado, southern Nevada, Utah, Arizona, California and in Baja California (Mexico).

Description:

-Echinocereus mojavensis is a cactus plant that can form very large clumps (up to half a mt in diameter with more than a hundred heads). Its stem is usually erected, pale green to blue-green, it is ribbed with white areoles covered in wool. It has 5-11 white spines per areole, one or two central spines that cannot be distinguished from the central ones easily. During spring, it produces solitary flowers.

Cultivation:

-E. mojavensis is one of the easiest plant to grow. It is rot prone: keep dry in winter and use a well-drained soil. It needs full sun to bloom, water regularly in spring and summer (till October). It is a very cold resistant species, some are hardy to -6°C but others can tolerate even cooler temperatures.

Propagation:

-Propagate by seeds or cuttings.

Curiosity:

-It is named comes from the Mojava River.