Cactaceae
Dagger cactus
Stenocereus griseus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Stenocereus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 匕首仙人掌, 群戟柱
- English
- Dagger cactus, Mexican organ pipe
- pap
- Cadushi, Datu, Yato, Yatu
- Spanish
- Pitayo de mayo
Synonyms
- Cactus eburneus Link
- Cactus eburneus (Salm-Dyck) Spreng.
- Cereus clavatus Otto & A.Dietr.
- Cereus deficiens Otto & A.Dietr.
- Cereus eburneus Salm-Dyck
- Cereus eburneus var. monstrosus Salm-Dyck ex DC.
- Cereus eburneus var. polygonus Pfeiff.
- Cereus enriquezii Elliott
- Cereus griseus Haw.
- Cereus peruvianus Hort. ex C.F.Först.
- Cereus polygonatus Pfeiff.
- Cereus resupinatus Salm-Dyck
- Cereus ziczkaanus K.Schum.
- Cereus zizkaanus (K.Schum.) Schelle
- Griseocactus griseus (Haw.) Guiggi
- Griseocereus griseus (Haw.) Guiggi
- Lemaireocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose
- Lemaireocereus eburneus (Salm-Dyck) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton
- Lemaireocereus griseus (Haw.) Britton & Rose
- Neogriseocereus griseus (Haw.) Guiggi
- Neolemaireocereus griseus (Haw.) Backeb.
- Pilocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Walton
- Rathbunia deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) P.V.Heath
- Rathbunia grisea (Haw.) P.V.Heath
- Rathbunia grisea f. cristata P.V.Heath
- Rathbunia grisea var. monstrosa (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) P.V.Heath
- Ritterocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Backeb.
- Ritterocereus griseus (Haw.) Backeb.
- Stenocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Buxb.
- Stenocereus griseus f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath
- Stenocereus griseus var. monstrosus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) P.V.Heath
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April, June to August (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Amy MacPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gijs Romijn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jens karlsson from New York, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thorsten Hackbarth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Amaranto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: rainerburkard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: EgorovaSvetlana, CC BY-SA 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). About our plant data.