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Machaerocereus eruca f. cristata

Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Stenocereus eruca f. cristata

Machaerocereus eruca f. cristata (Stenocereus eruca f. cristata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
The name Machaerocereus signifies dagger cereus with reference to the longest central spines that are knifelike flat and much wider than the others.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Stenocereus eruca (Brandegee) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65(4): 1007 (1978 publ. 1979).
Synonymy: 5 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Stenocereus eruca f. cristata
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Crested Caterpillar Cactus, Creeping Devil Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Chirinole Forma Cristata

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Stenocereus eruca group

  • Stenocereus eruca (Brandegee) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak: The stems grow horizontally and root in the ground, making it seem to move across the desert like an enormous caterpillar.
  • Stenocereus eruca f. cristata: It is a very wild a crested form covered by sharp dagger-like spines.

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Machaerocereus eruca f. cristata (Stenocereus eruca f. cristata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Machaerocereus eruca f. cristata (Stenocereus eruca f. cristata) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Machaerocereus eruca f. cristata (Stenocereus eruca f. cristata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Machaerocereus eruca f. cristata (Stenocereus eruca f. cristata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Machaerocereus eruca f. cristata (Stenocereus eruca f. cristata) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Machaerocereus eruca f. cristata (Stenocereus eruca f. cristata) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Machaerocereus eruca f. cristata (Stenocereus eruca f. cristata) Photo by: Cactus Art
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