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Stenocereus alamosensis (J.M. Coult.) A.C. Gibson & K.E. Horak

Octopus cactus

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassCaryophyllidaeCacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts
OrderCaryophyllalesIncludes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants
FamilyCactaceaeSucculent (water-storing) plants, often spiny
GenusStenocereusFrom Greek stenos, “narrow,” and Latin cereus, “candle”
Speciesalamosensis

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Rathbunia sonorensis (Runge ex Schum.) Britton & Rose

Rathbunia neosonorensis Backeb.

Rathbunia alamosensis (J.M. Coult.) Britton & Rose

 

Stenocereus alamosensis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Stenocereus alamosensis (octopus cactus)

5/24/2009 · Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Ari­zona ID is uncertain