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Pilosocereus alensis

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Species of cactus

Pilosocereus alensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pilosocereus
Species: P. alensis
Binomial name
Pilosocereus alensis
(F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Synonyms
  • Cephalocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
  • Cephalocereus guerreronis (Backeb.) Buxb.
  • Cereus alensis (Weber) Vaupel
  • Pilocereus alensis F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.
  • Pilocereus guerreronis Backeb.
  • Pilosocereus guerreronis (Backeb.) Byles & G.D.Rowley

Pilosocereus alensis, the Sonoran old man cactus, is a species of cactus native to Western Mexico, from Sonora south to Jalisco. The hairs protect the flower buds. Flowers open at night in June and give off the odor of ammonia, attracting bats for pollination. The juicy fruit is tasty.

References

  1. "Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley". Plants of the World Online.
  2. "Alamos Succs; Pilosocereus alensis". www.desertmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
Taxon identifiers
Pilosocereus alensis
Pilocereus alensis


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