Pachycereus

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Pachycereus
Pachycereus pringlei, in Baja California, Mexico
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Genus: Pachycereus
Species
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Pachycereus is a genus of 9-12 species of large cacti, native to Mexico and just into southern Arizona, USA. They form large shrubs or small trees up to 5-15 m tall, with stout stems up to 1 m diameter.

The species include the following:

• Pachycereus gatesii
• Pachycereus gaumeri
• Pachycereus grandis
• Pachycereus hollianus
• Pachycereus marginatus
• Pachycereus militaris
• Pachycereus pectin-aboriginum
• Pachycereus pringlei - Cardón Cactus
• Pachycereus schottii - Totem Cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus
• Pachycereus weberi

External links

• Cardon cactus (http://www.loscabosrestaurantguide.com/cardon_cactus.htm)
• Cacti Guide: Pachycereus (http://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Pachycereus)
• Desert tropicals Pachycereus pringlei (http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/Pachycereus_pringlei.html)

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