Cactaceae

Golden snakecactus

Bergerocactus emoryi (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Bergerocactus

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Golden snakecactus: Golden-spined Cereus — Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Catalan: Bergerocactus
Chinese: 碧彩柱
English: Golden snakecactus, Golden cereus, Golden snake cactus, Golden spine cereus, Golden-spined cereus, Snake cactus, Golden torch
Hungarian: Bergerocactus
Korean: 벽채주
Portuguese: Bergerocactus
Spanish: Cacto de Oro de la Serpiente, Cirio de Espina Dorsal, Cirio de Oro, Cacto aterciopelado, Órgano Aterciopelado, Organo aterciopelado
Swedish: Guldtaggskaktus, Guldtaggskaktusar, Guldtaggskaktussläktet

Synonyms

Cereus emoryi Engelm.
Echinocereus emoryi (Engelm.) Rümpler

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Connolly Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.