The Trans Pecos ecoregion of Texas is special for many reasons, but its rich diversity of cacti certainly ranks highly among them. Pictured here is Echinocereus pectinatus var. wenigeri, a G5T2? globally imperiled variety of cactus (or subspecies depending on the resource) native to West Texas and Mexico. This beautiful specimen was photographed and admired in situ by members of our team at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas/Fort Worth Botanic Garden during our annual foray with graduate students, faculty, and staff visiting from Louisiana State University and the Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium.