Family Cactaceae


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Stenocereus alamosensis
Common Name(s): Octopus Cactus
Synonym(s): Cereus alamosensis, Rathbunia alamosensis, Cereus sonorensis, Rathbunia sonorensis, Rathbunia neosonorensis

S. alamosensis

Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ
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S. alamosensis
Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ

S. alamosensis
Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

Stenocereus beneckei
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Cereus beneckei, Piptanthocereus beneckei, Lemaireocereus beneckei, Hertrichocereus beneckei, Rathbunia beneckei

S. beneckei

Photo taken at: Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Vista, CA
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S. beneckei
Photo taken at: Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Vista, CA

S. beneckei
Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ

Stenocereus eruca
Common Name(s): Creeping Devil, Caterpillar Cactus
Synonym(s): Cereus eruca, Lemaireocereus eruca, Machaerocereus eruca

S. eruca

Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA


S. eruca
Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

Stenocereus griseus
Common Name(s): Dagger Cactus
Synonym(s): Cereus gummosus, Lemaireocereus gummosus, Machaerocereus gumosus, Rathbunia gummosa

S. griseus

Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ


S. griseus
Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ

S. griseus
Photo taken at: Gene Schroeder's Private Collection, Orange, CA

Stenocereus gummosus
Common Name(s): Dagger Cactus
Synonym(s): Cereus gummosus, Lemaireocereus gummosus, Machaerocereus gumosus, Rathbunia gummosa

S. gummosus

Photo taken at: Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas, CA


S. gummosus
Photo taken at: Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas, CA

S. gummosus
Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ

S. gummosus
Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ

Stenocereus hollianus
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Lemaireocereus hollianus

S. hollianus

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA


Stenocereus montanus
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Lemaireocereus montanus, Ritterocereus montanus, Rathbunia montana

S. montanus

Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ


S. montanus
Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ

Stenocereus pruinosus
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Echinocactus pruinosus, Cactus pruinosus, Cereus pruinosus, Lemaireocereus pruinosus, Ritterocereus pruinosus, Rathbunia pruinosa

S. pruinosus

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA


S. pruinosus
Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA

Stenocereus queretaroensis
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Cereus quertaroensis, Pachycereus queretaroensis, Lemaireocereus queretaroensis, Ritterocereus queretaroensis, Rathbunia queretaroensis

S. queretaroensis

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA


Stenocereus stellatus
Common Name(s): Baja Organ Pipe Cactus
Synonym(s): Cereus stellatus, Lemaireocereus stellatus, Rathbunia stellata

S. stellatus

Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA


S. stellatus

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

S. stellatus
Photo taken at: Altman Growing Grounds, Vista, CA

S. stellatus
Photo taken at: Altman Growing Grounds, Vista, CA

Stenocereus thurberi
Common Name(s): Organ Pipe Cactus
Synonym(s): Cereus thurberi, Pilocereus thurberi, Lemaireocereus thurberi, Marshallocereus thurberi, Rathbunia thurberi

S. thurberi

Photo taken at: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ


S. thurberi

Photo taken at: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ

S. thurberi
Photo taken at: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ

*Currently 11 of 23 known species shown in this genus.