Biology:× Pacherocactus

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Short description: Hybrid genus of cacti


× Pacherocactus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Echinocereeae
Genus: × Pacherocactus
G.D.Rowley
Species:
× P. orcuttii
Binomial name
× Pacherocactus orcuttii
(K.Brandegee) G.D.Rowley
Synonyms[1]
  • (K.Brandegee) Britton & Rose K.Brandegee
  • × Pachgerocereus orcuttii Cereus × orcuttii
  • (K.Brandegee) Moran Pachycereus × orcuttii

× Pacherocactus is a genus of shrubby cactus, with only one known species, × Pacherocactus orcuttii. It is a natural hybrid between Pachycereus pringlei and Bergerocactus emoryi, discovered near Rosario, Baja California, Mexico. The plant's generic name is formed from those of its parents (Pachycereus and Bergerocactus); sometimes it can be found listed as Pachycereus × Bergerocactus.[2] This plant is known from less than half a dozen plants in the wild.[3]

Characteristics

× Pacherocactus orcuttii can grow to a height of about 3.5 m and a diameter of about 10 cm. For temperatures this cactus doesn't like to go below 10 °C. Its flowers are green-brown in color and of about 4 cm in size.[4][5]

References

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