Selenicereus spinulosus is a cactus species native to eastern Mexico and, possibly, the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States. Common names include vine-like moonlight cactus and spiny moon cereus. Its specific name, spinulosus, means "with small spines" in Latin.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Vine-like moonlight 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
- Selenicereus grandiflorus
- Selenicereus pteranthus
- Selenicereus setaceus
- Selenicereus monacanthus
- Pfeiffera ianthothele
- Selenicereus vagans
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Selenicereus
- Species
- Selenicereus spinulosus
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