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Lady-Of-The-Night Cactus
Lady-Of-The-Night Cactus
Cereus hexagonus
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
50-100 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical dry forest
Range
South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Rare

About

This tall, columnar cactus grows in the arid regions of Ecuador and Venezuela. Its massive white flowers bloom only for a single night before wilting by morning.

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
Cereus
Species
Cereus hexagonus