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Stenocereus gummosus
Also called Sour Pitaya, Dagger Cactus
Stenocereus gummosus is a flowering plant in the family Cactaceae that is found in Baja California, Mexico at elevations of 9 to 134 meters
Stenocereus gummosus is widespread in the Baja California peninsula but absent at higher elevations and in the arid Northeast in coastal and scrublands in valleys and slopes. Other deposits can be found on offshore islands and in the coastal area of the Sonoran Desert in 0 and 850 meters. Plants are found growing along with Bursera microphylla, Neltuma articulata, Larrea divaricata, Fouquieria diguetii, Lophocereus schottii, Myrtillocactus cochal, Olneya tesota,Stenocereus thurberi, and Pachycereus pringlei. Seeds are dispersed by birds and lizards such as Melanerpes uropygialis, Dipsosaurus dorsalis and Ctenosaura hemilopha.
Spanish Stenocereus · Octopus Cactus · Stenocereus beneckei · Stenocereus chacalapensis · Stenocereus chrysocarpus · Creeping Devil · Stenocereus fricii · Tall Candelabra Cactus · Spanish Stenocereus · Stenocereus huastecorum · Stenocereus humilis · Stenocereus kerberi
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenocereus gummosus 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.
