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Stenocereus pruinosus is a columnar cactus that grows as a tree up to 4 to 5 m tall, native to Mexico. It is grown for its edible fruit and needs full sun, sharp drainage and little water.
Stenocereus pruinosus is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Mexico and occurs in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Oaxaca.
Stenocereus pruinosus is found growing in deciduous forest in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Veracruz at an altitude of 800 to 1900 meters. Plants are found growing along with Bursera morelensis, Cephalocereus fulviceps, Myrtillocactus eichlamii, Stenocereus stellatus, Lophocereus marginatus, Deamia chontalensis, Pilosocereus quadricentralis, Lemaireocereus hollianus, Polaskia chichipe, Isolatocereus dumortieri, and Escontria chiotilla.
Because of its edible fruit, this species is a valuable food source in its native range, Mexico, being harvested and sold in many rural markets.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenocereus pruinosus 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.
