Scientific Name: Echinocereus engelmannii
?Perennial cactus, native to the Sonoran desert
?Flowers are magenta in color from February to April
?Fruits are edible and produce a sweet juice
?Native Americans ate fruit raw and cooked; dried fruit was used as sweetner
?Grows slowly in clusters of up to 60 stems
?Found in sandy and rocky flats

Photo:  Taken at Coon Bluff on April 19, 2003. For more photos, click on camera icon.

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