| Family: | Cactaceae (kak-TAY-see-ee) (Info) |
| Genus: | Echinocereus (ek-in-oh-KER-ee-us) (Info) |
| Species: | pentalophus (pen-ta-LOH-fus) (Info) |
| Synonym: | Cereus pentalophus |
| Synonym: | Cereus pentalophus var. leptacanthus |
| Synonym: | Echinocereus leptacanthus |
| Synonym: | Echinocereus pentalophus subsp. pentalophus |