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Stenocereus huastecorum is a columnar cactus from eastern Mexico, a species in the Cactaceae family, grown as an organ pipe or candelabra-type tree that can reach about 9 m. The key to growing it is strong sun, very sparing watering and excellent drainage.
Stenocereus huastecorum, sometimes called pitaya, is a plant species belonging to the family Cactaceae.
According to the 2018 publication formally establishing Stenocereus huastecorum as a species, the taxon is endemic just to Mexico, mainly in the physiographic regions of the mountainous Sierra Madre Oriental and the Northeastern Coastal Plain, in the states of Tamaulipas (southern), San Luis Potosí (eastern), Querétaro (northern) and Guanajuato (eastern), plus there is a disjunct population on southern slopes of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in the state of Veracruz.
Spanish Stenocereus · Octopus Cactus · Stenocereus beneckei · Stenocereus chacalapensis · Stenocereus chrysocarpus · Creeping Devil · Stenocereus fricii · Tall Candelabra Cactus · Galloping Cactus · Spanish Stenocereus · Stenocereus humilis · Stenocereus kerberi
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenocereus huastecorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
