Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Pilosocereus alensis, the Sonoran old man cactus, is a night-blooming bat-pollinated cactus native to Western Mexico.
Pilosocereus alensis, commonly known as the Sonoran old man cactus, is a species of cactus that is native to Western Mexico, where it occurs from Sonora in the north south to Jalisco. The hairs on this cactus function to protect the plant's flower buds. Its flowers open at night during June, release an ammonia-like odor, and attract bats to carry out pollination. The cactus produces juicy fruit that is pleasant to eat.
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Mammillaria schiedeana Schltdl.
Mammillaria carnea Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
Gymnocalycium spegazzinii Britton & Rose
Cochemiea poselgeri (Hildm.) Britton & Rose
Soehrensia candicans (Gillies ex Salm-Dyck) Schlumpb.
Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.
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