Pachycereus
Pachycereus
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species Cactaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of giant columnar cacti of Mexico and Baja California. Includes some of the most imposing plants of the American continent: Pachycereus pringlei reaches up to 20 m and can live 300 years. They form cactus forests (cardonales) that are key ecosystems in Baja California and the Mexican Pacific. Many species are emblematic of Mexican culture.
Distribution Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tamaulipas) and Guatemala
Conservation Some species listed under NOM-059; cardonales threatened by urban development in Baja California
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Pachycereus aragonii (F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00001
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Pachycereus columna-trajani (Karw. ex Pfeiff.) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00002
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Pachycereus fulviceps (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00003
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Endemic BCS
Pachycereus gatesii (M.E.Jones) D.R.Hunt
Gates' Cardon
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00018
Origin Baja California Sur, México
Type species
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Pachycereus gaumeri (Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00004
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Pachycereus grandis Rose
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00005
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UNESCO Heritage
Pachycereus hollianus (F.A.C.Weber) Buxb.
Hollinan's Organ Cactus
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00023
Origin Puebla y Oaxaca, México (Reserva Tehuacán-Cuicatlán)
Type species
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Pachycereus hollianus (F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00006
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Pachycereus lepidanthus (Eichlam) Britton & Rose
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00007
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Pachycereus marginatus (DC.) Britton & Rose
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00008
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Crested Form
Pachycereus marginatus (DC.) Britton & Rose f. cristata
Crested Mexican Fence Post Cactus
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00020
Origin Centro de México — mutación hortícola
Type crested form
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Pachycereus militaris (Audot) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00009
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Endemic
Pachycereus orcuttii (K.Brandegee) Britton & Rose
Orcutt's Cardon
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00016
Origin Baja California, México
Type species
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Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00010
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Crested Form
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum (Engelm. ex S.Watson) Britton & Rose f. cristata
Crested Indian Comb Cactus
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00022
Origin Occidente y sur de México — mutación hortícola
Type crested form
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Pachycereus pringlei (S.Watson) Britton & Rose
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00011
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Crested Form
Pachycereus pringlei (S.Watson) Britton & Rose f. cristata
Crested Elephant Cactus
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00021
Origin Baja California y Sonora, México — mutación hortícola
Type crested form
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Pachycereus queretaroensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Mathsson) Backeb.
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00012
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Pachycereus ruficeps (F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00013
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Pachycereus schottii (Engelm.) D.R.Hunt
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00014
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Crested Form
Pachycereus schottii (Engelm.) D.R.Hunt f. cristata
Crested Senita Cactus
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00019
Origin Baja California, Sonora (México) y sur de Arizona (EE. UU.) — mutación hortícola
Type crested form
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Coastal Species
Pachycereus tepamo Gama & S.Arias
Tepamo Cactus
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00017
Origin Sinaloa y Sonora, México (zonas costeras)
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Pachycereus weberi (Coulter) Backeb.
Specimen ID RN-PCHY-00015
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