#pachycereus

Phoenix, AZ

Photos by Jeff Foot

Lophocereus schottii (occurs in NW Mexico and southern Arizona) forms an obligate mutualistic association with a pyralid moth (Upiga virescens), in which the moth pollinates the flower and eats the fruit.

Vegetación semi Desértica #organos #chilayo #cactus #cactaceas #Pachycereusmarginatus #queretaro #yuca #cadereyta #bajio #parquebotanico #parquebotanicocadereyta #pachycereus #summer #arquitecturadepaisaje #landscapedesign #landscapearchitecture #fotografia #fotografo #architecture #evolabarquitectura (at Cadereyta, Queretaro De Arteaga, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0gBG18J0Wl/?igshid=1n4tdi76pqbtq

The Columnar Trifecta: Left - saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) Middle - organ pipe (Stenocereus thurberi) Right - senita (Pachycereus schottii) Organ Pipe National Monument is the only place in the US where you can see these three cacti growing in sympatry in the wild. The organ pipe and the senita are largely Mexican cacti that barely make their way into southern Arizona. Any farther north and frosts kill them off. Even right here on the Mexican border you can see signs of frost damage on the senita. It was an incredible day of botanizing to say the least! #cacti #cactaceae #botany #botanizing #plants #sonorandesert #Sonora #organpipenationalmonument #organpipecactus #saguaro #succulents #nativeplants #desert #desertplants #Arizona #ecology #biodiversity #mexico #mexicanborder #hiking #mountains #senitacactus #carnegiea #stenocereus #pachycereus

Stenocereus, agave and Pachycereus | The Westin Los Cabos

The Westin Los Cabos

Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ