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Pipe Organ Cactus

Pachycereus marginatus

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Description:

Growing wild only on flat sandy plains of the American Southwest, they reach heights of 22 feet in the blistering heat. In fact, they need such extreme conditions to produce their pink and white flowers. http://sunnygardens.com/garden_plants/pa...

Notes:

This plant stands up to about 16 feet tall. The second picture shows flower buds along its ribs. http://arboretum.arizona.edu/taxa/Pachyc...

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago
Pachycereus marginatus Pachycereus marginatus


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3 Comments

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Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Hi Seema, thanks! I don't know if the pears are edible, not the flowers, which you see here. Opuntia species have edible pears for sure.

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

stunning..are the pears edible?..such a bounty

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

Thanks again!

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Ava T-B
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Ava T-B

Chula Vista, California, USA

Spotted on Oct 21, 2011
Submitted on Oct 21, 2011

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