The cactus shown above is a hybrid with the name Echinocereus x roetteri. Its parent plants are the Texas Rainbow Cactus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus) and the claret cup (E. coccineus ssp. roseus).

The hybrid pictured displays the physical characteristics (phenotype) of the E. dasyacanthus parent, which exhibits almost pectinate spines and produces large blossoms.