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Cactaceae
Acanthocereus

not marked as a favorite taxon Acanthocereus tetragonus (Linnaeus) Hummelinck. Common name: Triangle Cactus, Barbed-wire Cactus, Dildo-cactus, Dildo, Organo. Phenology: (Jan-) Jun-Aug (-Dec). Habitat: Coastal berms, coastal rock barrens, maritime hammocks, rockland hammocks, shell mounds (FL); coastal shrublands, thickets (TX). Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; s. TX south through Mexico and Central America to n. South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, FNA4, K4, Mex, WH3, WI, Korotkova, Borsch, & Arias (2017); = Acanthocereus pentagonus (L.) Britton & Rose — S13, Weniger (1984); > Acanthocereus floridanus Small ex Britton & Rose — S; > Cereus pentagonus (L.) Haw. — SFla, Tx, Benson (1982); Cactus tetragonus Linnaeus. Basionym: Cactus tetragonus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Acanthocereus tetragonus - FNA4

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #9 of Acanthocereus tetragonus© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Acanthocereus tetragonus© Bruce Sorrie CC0 | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Acanthocereus tetragonus© Alan Cressler: Acanthocereus tetragonus, Snake Bight Trail, Cape Sable, Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source

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