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Venezuelan Apple Cactus
Venezuelan Apple Cactus
Cereus repandus
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

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

About

This towering cactus reaches toward the sun and produces bright red fruits that taste just like sweet apples. On warm desert nights, its giant white flowers bloom to share nectar with bats and moths under the stars.

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 repandus