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Cereus horrispinus
Cereus horrispinus is a species of cactus in the genus Cereus.
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Description
Cereus horrispinus is a species of Cereus native to Colombia and Venezuela; This plant grows in the seasonally dry tropical areas. It is semi-decumbent cactus can grow up to 5 meters tall with bluish-green stems. These stems grow up to 1 meter tall, and 5cm inches in diameter. The areoles of this species bear grey spines. From the areoles, sweet-scented nocturnal flowers emerge. Its flowers grow up to 17cm, its greenish fruits are spherical to egg-shaped, revealing their edible flesh.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 438216.