Cactaceae
Gearstem cactus
Peniocereus striatus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Peniocereus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 灰纹块根柱
- English
- Gearstem cactus, Gear-stem cactus, Dahlia-rooted cactus
- Spanish
- Jacamantraca, Jaramatraca, Jarramatraca, Pitahayita, Sacamatraca, Tracamatraca
Synonyms
- Cereus diguetii F.A.C.Weber
- Cereus striatus K.Brandegee
- Neoevansia diguetii (F.A.C.Weber) W.T.Marshall
- Neoevansia striata (K.Brandegee) Sánchez-Mej.
- Peniocereus diguetii (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.
- Wilcoxia diguetii (F.A.C.Weber) Diguet & Guillaumin
- Wilcoxia striata (K.Brandegee) Britton & Rose
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Manfred Figge, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.