Pachycereus marginatus f. cristata (Crested Mexican Fence Post) is a rare crested cactus that forms dark green beautifully sculptured…
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Pachycereus is a genus of 9 to 12 species of large cacti native to Mexico and just into southern Arizona, USA. They form large shrubs or small trees up to 50 feet (15) m or more tall, with stout stems up to 3.3 feet (1 m) in diameter. Pachycereus comes from the ancient Greek "pakhus", meaning "thick" and the Latin "cereus", meaning "torch".
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Pachycereus schottii f. monstrosus (Totem Pole Cactus) formerly known as Lophocereus schottii f. monstrosus, is a slow-growing columnar…
Pachycereus schottii 'Big Penis Cactus' is a controversial monstrous cactus cultivar with variable, irregularly shaped ribless stems that…
Pachycereus schottii (Senita Cactus), formerly known as Lophocereus schottii, is a slow-growing, usually trunkless cactus that forms…
Pachycereus marginatus (Mexican Fence Post Cactus) is a basally clumping columnar cactus with unbranched dark green stems with 5 to 7 ribs…
Pachycereus pringlei (Mexican Giant Cardon) is a tall cactus with a trunk and several erect blue-green to dark green branches with 10 to 16…