Stats

Lifespan: Up to 100 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Arid scrubland
Range: South America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Spines
Status: Rare

About

Pilosocereus pachycladus is a flowering cactus native to eastern Brazil, and also found in the Canary Islands. The cactus is a member of the Cactaceae family, and is also known as the "Brazilian hedgehog cactus".

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
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: Pilosocereus
Species: Pilosocereus pachycladus