Echinocereus scheeri is a species of hedgehog cactus in the family Cactaceae, native to northern Mexico.

[2] With its dramatic offsets, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

[3] Echinocereus scheeri usually grows with numerous shoots sprouting from its base and sometimes forms upright but usually splayed or creeping groups.

[5] The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2] Echinocereus scheeri is distributed in the Mexican states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua and Durango.

The specific epithet scheeri honors the German trader and plant lover Frederick Scheer.