Pilosocereus alensis
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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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley | |
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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
- ^ "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.