Lophocereus schottii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Lophocereus

Characteristics

A cactus. It grows 25 cm tall. The flowers are pink. The fruit are small and red.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 1.88
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Environment

Dunes, stream shores, thin soil, rocky foothills and desert scrub; at elevations up to 800 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
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Usage

Uses eating food hedge material medicinal pharmaceutical social use vertebrate poison
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Lophocereus schottii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Lophocereus schottii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000358086
COL ID 3W2TD
BDTFX ID 168458
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Synonyms

Pachycereus schottii f. spiralis Lemaireocereus mieckleyanus Lophocereus sargentianus Lophocereus mieckleyanus Lophocereus schottii Lophocereus mieckleyanus Pachycereus schottii Cereus mieckleyanus Cereus schottii Cereus palmeri Cereus palmeri Pilocereus schottii Pachycereus schottii f. mieckleyanus Pachycereus schottii f. sargentianus Pachycereus australis Pilocereus sargentianus Lophocereus australis Cereus sargentianus Lophocereus schottii var. tenuis Pachycereus schottii var. australis Pachycereus schottii var. tenuis Cereus schottii var. australis Lophocereus schottii f. spiralis Lophocereus schottii f. mieckleyanus Lophocereus schottii f. monstrosus Pachycereus schottii f. monstrosus Lophocereus schottii var. schottii Pilocereus schottii var. sargentianus Lophocereus schottii var. sargentianus Lophocereus schottii var. australis Pilocereus schottii var. australis