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Cactus serpentinus Lag. & Rodr.
Anales Ci. Nat. 4: 261. 1801
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Peniocereus serpentinus (Lag. & Rodr.) N.P.Taylor
Bradleya 5: 93 (1987)

Cactus serpentinus (Peniocereus serpentinus) Photo by: Julio C. García

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Peniocereus serpentinus (Lag. & Rodr.) N.P.Taylor
Bradleya 5: 93 (1987)
Synonymy: 19 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Peniocereus serpentinus f. cristata
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Mexican Night-blooming Cereus, Serpent cactus, Snake Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Junco, Junco Espinoso, Pitahayita, Reina De La Noche

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.

17260 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cactus serpentinus (Peniocereus serpentinus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
21945 julio Julio C. García
Cactus serpentinus (Peniocereus serpentinus) Photo by: Julio C. García

17263 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cactus serpentinus (Peniocereus serpentinus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
17261 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cactus serpentinus (Peniocereus serpentinus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

17262 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cactus serpentinus (Peniocereus serpentinus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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