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Mexican Fence Post Cactus
Mexican Fence Post Cactus
Lophocereus marginatus
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
50-100+ yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Desert
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

This columnar cactus grows in the arid deserts of central and southern Mexico. Its vertical stems reach heights of twenty feet and feature five to nine radial spines.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Lophocereus
Species
Lophocereus marginatus