Stenocereus martinezii is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Sinaloa in Mexico. A candelabriform cactus typically 5 to 7 m (16 to 23 ft) tall, it is easy to propagate from cuttings, so local people use it to build live fences.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Stenocereus martinezii 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
- Stenocereus montanus
- Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum
- Pachycereus grandis
- Stenocereus stellatus
- Stenocereus queretaroensis
- Stenocereus thurberi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Stenocereus
- Species
- Stenocereus martinezii
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