Pilosocereus robinii is a species of cactus known by the common name Key tree-cactus. It is native to the Florida Keys in the United States, northwestern Cuba, and the north of The Bahamas. It has been erroneously reported from Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Mexico.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Key tree cactus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pilosocereus jamaicensis
- Pilosocereus millspaughii
- Pilosocereus polygonus
- Pilosocereus gaumeri
- Pilosocereus collinsii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Pilosocereus
- Species
- Pilosocereus robinii
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