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Peniocereus serpentinus f. cristata

Family: CACTACEAE

Peniocereus serpentinus f. cristata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
is a popular slender columnar cactus that with height will fall over and snake around. The crested form stay smaller and forms pronounced sculpture effects.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Peniocereus serpentinus f. cristata
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Peniocereus serpentinus (Lag. & Rodr.) N.P.Taylor
Bradleya 5: 93 (1987)
Synonymy: 19
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Queen Of The Night (Crested), Crested Night-blooming Cereus, Crested Snake Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Reina de la Noche, Junco Espinoso (Mexico)

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Peniocereus serpentinus group

  • Peniocereus serpentinus (Lag. & Rodr.) N.P.Taylor: It is fast-growing slender, shrubby columnar cactus that grows often in groups, erect at first sometimes climbing then leaning and sprawling all over and best tied to something so it wont fall and grow decumbent.
  • Peniocereus serpentinus f. cristata: The crested form stay smaller and forms pronounced sculpture effects.

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Peniocereus serpentinus f. cristata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Peniocereus serpentinus f. cristata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Peniocereus serpentinus f. cristata Photo by: Cactus Art
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Peniocereus serpentinus f. cristata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Peniocereus serpentinus f. cristata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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