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Stenocereus pruinosus

Also known as: Cactus pruinosus Monv. ex Steud. +17 more
  • Cactus pruinosus Monv. ex Steud.
  • Cereus laevigatus Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) C.F.Först.
  • Cereus pruinosus Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus roridus Pfeiff.
  • Cereus schumannii Mathsson ex K.Schum.
  • Cereus schumannii Mathsson, 1899
  • Echinocactus pruinosus Otto ex Pfeiff.
  • Griseocactus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Guiggi
  • Griseocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Guiggi
  • Lemaireocereus laevigatus (Salm-Dyck) Borg
  • Lemaireocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
  • Lemaireocereus schumannii (Mathsson ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
  • Neogriseocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Guiggi
  • Pachycereus schumannii (Mathsson ex K.Schum.) C.Nelson
  • Rathbunia laevigata (Salm-Dyck) P.V.Heath
  • Rathbunia laevigata var. schumannii (Mathsson ex K.Schum.) P.V.Heath
  • Rathbunia pruinosa (Otto ex Pfeiff.) P.V.Heath
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cactaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent tree.

Stenocereus pruinosus is a tree-like cactus belonging to the Cactaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Cactus

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Canary Is.

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