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Mexican Fence Post Cactus
Lophocereus marginatus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Isolatocereus dumortieri
Sacred Column CactusTrichocereus macrogonus
Indian CombPachycereus pecten-aboriginum
Pitaya de QueretaroStenocereus queretaroensis
Corryocactus melanotrichus
Blue Myrtle-cactusMyrtillocactus geometrizans
Queen-of-the-nightCereus jamacaru
Stenocereus pruinosus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 1,166 |
|---|---|
| Puebla | 307 |
| Hidalgo | 169 |
| Queretaro de Arteaga | 144 |
| Guanajuato | 129 |
| Mexico | 79 |
| Jalisco | 68 |
| San Luis Potosi | 56 |
| Oaxaca | 50 |
| Aguascalientes | 46 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Cactus growth formDescends from the cactus family.Inferred from its group
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | cacti · Cactaceae |
| Genus | Lophocereus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Mexican Fence Post Cactus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.