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Pitaya De Queretaro

Stenocereus queretaroensis

Pitaya De Queretaro
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Mexico
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Stenocereus queretaroensis is a species of cactus from Mexico, including the state of Querétaro. It is cultivated for its fruit.

Where it grows

Stenocereus queretaroensis is commonly found in the Mexican states of Aguascalientes, Colima, Edomex, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Querétaro, and Zacatecas, growing in deciduous forests and dry shrublands at altitudes of 0 to 1800 meters. Plants are found growing along with Ceiba aesculifolia, Neltuma laevigata, Parkinsonia praecox, Celtis pallida, Lophocereus marginatus, Myrtillocactus geometrizans, Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum, and Isolatocereus dumortieri.

Other Stenocereus plants

Spanish Stenocereus · Octopus Cactus · Stenocereus beneckei · Stenocereus chacalapensis · Stenocereus chrysocarpus · Creeping Devil · Stenocereus fricii · Tall Candelabra Cactus · Galloping Cactus · Spanish Stenocereus · Stenocereus huastecorum · Stenocereus humilis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenocereus queretaroensis 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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