Echinocereus bonkerae
Echinocereus bonkerae, also known as pinkflower hedgehog cactus,[1] Bonker hedgehog, or short spined strawberry cactus,[2] is a species of hedgehog cactus.[3] It was named in honour of Frances Bonker.[4]
Illustration of Echinocereus bonkerae by Ella Howard Estill from book The Fantastic Clan
| Echinocereus bonkerae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. bonkerae |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinocereus bonkerae Thornb. & Bonker, 1932 | |
References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Echinocereus bonkerae". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- Thornber, John James; Bonker, Frances (1932). The Fantastic Clan, The Cactus Family. New York: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
- Scott Calhoun (2012). The Gardener's Guide to Cactus. Timber. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-60469-380-5.
- "Echinocereus bonkerae THORNBER et BONKER". Echinocereus Online (in German). 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
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