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Cereus stenogonus

Cereus stenogonus
Photo: Tinny Jnr, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Tree, Succulent
Native range
Bolivia to WC. Brazil and NE. Argentina
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cereus stenogonus, also known as narrow-angled cereus, is a species of Cereus found in Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.

Where it grows

Cereus stenogonus is distributed in Brazil in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul; Bolivia; Uruguay; Paraguay in the departments of Alto Paraguay, Caaguazú, Central, Concepción, Cordillera, Guairá, Paraguarí and Presidente Hayes; and the Argentine provinces of Chaco, Corrientes and Misiones up to 500 meters above sea level. The first description was published in 1899 by Karl Moritz Schumann. This species grow in sand and clay soil in rocky areas growing along with Stetsonia coryne, Quiabentia verticillata, Harrisia bonplandii, Harrisia martinii, and Opuntia sulphurea. In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the species is listed as "Least Concern" (LC).

Other Cereus plants

Cereus aethiops · Cereus albicaulis · Cereus bicolor · Cereus fernambucensis · Cereus forbesii · Cereus fricii · Lady of the night cactus · Hedge cactus · Cereus horrispinus · Cereus insularis · Queen Of The Night · Cereus lamprospermus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cereus stenogonus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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