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dog-tail cactus

Deamia testudo

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 48, February 35, March 52, April 52, May 22, June 23, July 38, August 24, September 29, October 24, November 24, December 28.
Mexico399
Quintana Roo211
Chiapas69
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave54
Tabasco35
Guatemala30
Costa Rica27
Provincia Guanacaste27
Petén26
Oaxaca13

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Cactus growth formDescends from the cactus family.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
Familycacti · Cactaceae
GenusDeamia

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