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Pilosocereus alensis

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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.[1] 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.[2]

References

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  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.


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