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Stenocereus chrysocarpus is a species of cactus in the genus Stenocereus, endemic to Mexico.
Stenocereus chrysocarpus is commonly found in the Mexican states of Michoacán and Guerrero, particularly in the Río Balsas watershed, growing in dry forest, slopes and valleys located at altitudes of 500 to 700 meters. Plants are found growing along with Ceiba aesculifolia, Parkinsonia praecox, Lophocereus marginatus, Stenocereus fricii, Stenocereus standleyi, Mitrocereus militaris, and Pachycereus tepamo. Flowers are pollinated by bats such as Leptonycteris yerbabuenae, Leptonycteris nivalis, Glossophaga, and Sphingidae moths. In the morning flowers are pollinated by bees.
Spanish Stenocereus · Octopus Cactus · Stenocereus beneckei · Stenocereus chacalapensis · Creeping Devil · Stenocereus fricii · Tall Candelabra Cactus · Galloping Cactus · Spanish Stenocereus · Stenocereus huastecorum · Stenocereus humilis · Stenocereus kerberi
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenocereus chrysocarpus 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.
