Publication: Handb. Cacteenk. (ed. 2 - Rümpler) ed. 2, 829. 1886 (as a species)
Description
Echinocereus x roetteri (a.k.a. Echinocereus lloydii) is a small single or branched cactus with up to 20 (or more) stems and well furnished with greysh-pink to brown spines and whitish wool that flowers in many colours. This plant at first described as a species is a naturally occurring hybrid between Echinocereus coccineus x Echinocereus dasyacanthus.
Stem: Erect, at first egg-shaped, but becoming cylindrical, up to 15 cm tall and about 5-7 cm in diameter. The surface is lively green, bluish or greyish-green
Central spines: 2-5, about equal, about equal, in 2 series or irregular, 8-12 mm. Long, brown, pink, greyish or creamy.
Radial spines: 7-15, pink or pink/grey,
Flowers: Usually orange (but also red, pink or yellow).
Origin and Habitat
New Mexico, Texas, and adjacent Mexico.
From llifle page Echinocereus lloydii
Description
Echinocereus x roetteri ( Echinocereus lloydii) is a small single or branched cactus with up to 20 (or more) stems and well furnished with greysh-pink to brown spines and whitish wool that flowers in many colours.
Stem: Erect, at first egg-shaped, but becoming cylindrical, up to 15 cm tall and about 5-7 cm in diameter. The surface is lively green, bluish or greyish-green
Central spines: 2-5, about equal, about equal, in 2 series or irregular, 8-12 mm. Long, brown , pink, greyish or creamy.
Radial spines: 7-15, pink or pink/grey,
Flowers: Usually orange (but also red, pink or yellow)
Remarks:This plant at first described as a species is a naturally occurring hybrid between Echinocereus coccineus x Echinocereus dasyacanthus.
Origin and Habitat
Distribution: New Mexico, Texas, and adjacent Mexico.
Source: Echinocereus lloydii, LLIFLE - Encyclopedia of living forms, CC-BY-SA, retrieved 2026-10-25.
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