Myrtillocactus cochal | |
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Spines | |
At the Jardin Exotique de Monaco | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Myrtillocactus |
Species: | M. cochal
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Binomial name | |
Myrtillocactus cochal | |
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Myrtillocactus cochal, the cochal or candelabra cactus (a name it shares with other plants), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to the Baja California peninsula.[2] Individuals can reach 3 m (10 ft), and are hardy to USDA zone 9b.[3]