× Pacherocactus

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× Pacherocactus is a genus of shrubby cactus, with only one known species, × Pacherocactus orcuttii. It is a natural hybrid between Pachycereus pringlei and Bergerocactus emoryi, discovered near Rosario, Baja California, Mexico. The plant's generic name is formed from those of its parents (Pachycereus and Bergerocactus); sometimes it can be found listed as Pachycereus × Bergerocactus.[2] This plant is known from less than half a dozen plants in the wild.[3]

× Pacherocactus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Echinocereeae
Genus: × Pacherocactus
G.D.Rowley
Species:
× P. orcuttii
Binomial name
× Pacherocactus orcuttii
Synonyms[1]
  • Cereus × orcuttii K.Brandegee
  • × Pachgerocereus orcuttii (K.Brandegee) Moran
  • Pachycereus × orcuttii (K.Brandegee) Britton & Rose

Characteristics

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× Pacherocactus orcuttii can grow to a height of about 3.5 m and a diameter of about 10 cm. For temperatures this cactus doesn't like to go below 10 °C. Its flowers are green-brown in color and of about 4 cm in size.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Pacherocactus orcuttii (K.Brandegee) G.D.Rowley". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ "×Pacherocactus G. D. Rowley". www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  3. ^ "x Pachgerocereus orcuttii". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Pacherocactus orcuttii". www.desert-tropicals.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Au Cactus Francophone : Pachycereus orcuttii (Brandegee) Britton & Rose". www.cactuspro.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.