VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Echinocereus triglochidiatus | Hedgehog Cactus 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
NO-ENTRY


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
The fruit of hedgehog cactus is edible at maturity [3].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Arizona hedgehog cactus is threatened by disturbances such as mining,
off-road vehicle use, illegal collecting, and road and utility line
construction [2].

Hedgehog cactus was not present in Grand Canyon National Park in 1984 or
1989 on desert campsites that received high use by backpackers.
However, its frequency was 2 percent and 3 percent in those years,
respectively, on nearby control sites [6].

Related categories for Species: Echinocereus triglochidiatus | Hedgehog Cactus