Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

• Echinocereus pectinatus f. cristatus hort.

• Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm.
• Cereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm.
• Echinocactus pectinatus Scheidw.
• Echinocactus pectiniferus Lem.
• Echinopsis pectinata (Scheidw.) Fennel
• Echinocereus cernosus Frič
• Echinocereus pectinatus var. chrysacanthus K.Schum.
• Echinocereus caespitosus var. chrysacanthus (K.Schum.) Borg
• Echinocereus pectinatus f. cristatus hort.

• Echinocereus pectinatus subs. wenigeri (L.D.Benson) W.Blum & Rutow
• Echinocereus pectinatus var. wenigeri L.D.Benson

Description: The typical Echinocereus pectinatus is a well known and widely grown solitary or slowly branching cylindrical shaped cactus and one of the smaller Echinocereus species.
Stems: 3-6 cm in diameter with obtuse ribs.
Areoles: Oval, young areoles with short white hair.
Central spines: Not present or 1 to 6 and very short.
Radial spines: 16 to 30 white or pinkish pectinate, 5-10 mm long often in coloured bands.
Flowers: Intense pink (but also magenta, lavender...Or...Yellow to near-whitish) with a white-greenish base, 6-8 cm long , with white hairs and spines.

Cultivation and Propagation: In culture E. pectinatus is without problems if we provide an adequate winter rest period. It is sensitive to overwatering (rot prone) needs good drainage, Keep drier and cool in winter. Need full sun; Very cold resistant hardy to -10° C or less for short periods of time.
Propagation: Grafting or cutting.