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Bergerocactus emoryi; Velvet Cactus   

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Bergerocactus emoryi
Bergerocactus emoryi
Velvet Cactus
Photographer: Joseph Dougherty

ID: 0000 0000 0508 2328 (2008-05-30)

Copyright © 2008 Joseph Dougherty, M.D./ecology.org

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  2004
  • this photo depicts a plant that was cultivated or collected in the wild
  • photo location   Escondido Wild Animal Park
  • plant's place of origin   San Diego County, California, US
  • family Cactaceae
  • notes   See Wikipedia entry: This cactus is frail, appear in clusters, has up to 20 ribs and ramifications. It is rarely higher than 1 m, and diameter is usually less than 5 cm. Flowers are yellow and appear near the plant's apex, reaching 2 cm in length and diameter. They are tunnel-shaped.
  • camera   Nikon
  • contributor's ID #  2004_06_18_JD_0147 Cereus emoryi, Echinocereus emoryi
  • photo category: Plant - annual/perennial

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   Velvet Cactus, Snake Cactus, Golden Cereus, Cacto Aterciopelado, Goldspined Cactus (photographer)
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