Lace Hedgehog cacti are not rare in Lubbock parks, at least those areas that were left alone and undeveloped, but yesterday I happened to come across one a little different from the usual Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp perbellus. It was identified by cactus-d as ssp baileyi, which if the ID holds up looks like a first iNat observation for Lubbock County and the Llano Estacado.

Ellen5 found one up in Oklahoma close to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Reserve (where I have been hankering to go to for 15 years btw). Here is Ellen's: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2324945

See what can be found in the wild places inside the city of Lubbock? As long as our wild places are left alone by people with plans for them.

Cactus-d warns that thid ID may change to var, perbellus. Fact remains that this specimen is different, mote spiny with more spines directed outward than the usual Lace Hedgehog in this area,

Posted on December 6, 2018 02:41 PM by thebark