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Triangle Cactus
(Acanthocereus tetragonus)
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Acanthocereus tetragonus is a species of cactus that is native to Florida and the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and northern South America. Common names include night-blooming cereus, barbed-wire cactus, sword-pear, dildo cactus, triangle cactus, and Órgano-alado de pitaya (Spanish). It was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Cactus tetragonus but was moved to t
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Organ Pipe Cactus
(Stenocereus thurberi)
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Stenocereus thurberi, the organpipe cactus, is a species of cactus native to Mexico and the United States. The species is found in rocky desert. Two subspecies are recognized based on their distribution and height. The Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is named for the species.
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Genus Pilosocereus
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Pilosocereus (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus. Tree cactus is a common name for Pilosocereus species.
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Octopus Cactus
(Stenocereus alamosensis)
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Stenocereus alamosensis (octopus cactus or cina) is a species of cactus native to Mexico. It is viviparous (that is, the seeds germinate before leaving the parent plant), apparently an adaptation to living in coastal plains which are prone to flooding. The Seri people of Sonora call this cactus xasaacoj.
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Pitaya de Queretaro
(Stenocereus queretaroensis)
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Stenocereus queretaroensis is a species of cactus from Mexico, including the state of Querétaro. It is cultivated for its fruit.
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Creeping Devil
(Stenocereus eruca)
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Stenocereus eruca, commonly known as creeping devil, is a member of the family Cactaceae. It is one of the most distinctive cacti, a member of the relatively small genus Stenocereus. It is endemic to the central Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, and is found only on sandy soils, where it forms massive colonies.
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Stenocereus pruinosus
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Stenocereus pruinosus is a species of cactus, particularly abundant in the Mexican states of Veracruz, Puebla and Oaxaca.
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Stenocereus stellatus
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Stenocereus stellatus is a flowering plant in the family Cactaceae that is found in Oaxaca, Mexico
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