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]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Pilosocereus |
Species: | P. alensis
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Binomial name | |
Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
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References
edit- ^ "Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ "Alamos Succs; Pilosocereus alensis". www.desertmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.