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Lophocereus
Lophocereus
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 200 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Desert
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

This giant cactus grows in the arid deserts of Mexico and southern Arizona. Its stems sprout dense, hair-like spines that shield the plant from intense sun.

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