Cactaceae

Spanish stenocereus

Stenocereus heptagonus (L.) Mottram

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Stenocereus

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 流苏新绿柱, 翡翠阁
English: Spanish stenocereus

Synonyms

Cactus fimbriatus Lam.
Cactus fimbriatus (Lam.) Descourt.
Cactus heptagonus L.
Cactus hystrix Salm-Dyck
Cactus hystrix Haw.
Cephalocereus swartzii (Griseb.) Britton & Rose
Cereus fimbriatus (Lam.) DC.
Cereus grandispinus Haw.
Cereus heptagonus (L.) Mill.
Cereus hystrix (Haw.) Salm-Dyck
Cereus olivaceus Lem.
Cereus swartzii Griseb.
Echinocactus hystrix Haw.
Griseocactus fimbriatus (Lam.) Guiggi
Griseocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Guiggi
Harrisia fimbriata (Lam.) F.M.Knuth
Lemaireocereus hystrix (Haw.) Britton & Rose
Neogriseocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Guiggi
Pilocereus fimbriatus Lem.
Pilocereus grandispinus (Haw.) Lem.
Pilosocereus swartzii (Griseb.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Rathbunia fimbriata (Lam.) P.V.Heath
Ritterocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Backeb.
Ritterocereus hystrix (Haw.) Backeb.
Stenocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Lourteig
Stenocereus hystrix (Haw.) Buxb.

Photos

Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, 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.