Plants · Cacti and succulents

Cacti and succulents
of La Saladita.

Columnar cacti, nopales, agaves and other water-storing plants of the dry hills and the coast.

16 species · La Saladita · Guerrero, México

This guide gathers the 16 kinds of cacti and succulents recorded within about 25 km of the village, most of them on iNaturalist. Growth form, habitat and native status come from CONABIO (Enciclovida), Kew (WCVP) and regional floras. Tap a photo for the species page.

In flower in

Plants on this page usually seen in flower this month, from iNaturalist records in Mexico.

Calendar

How many flower each month

Number of species on this page seen in flower each month (6 with enough records). Red bar: this month.

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
16 species

Every species

Months in flower (January to December), from iNaturalist records in MexicoMedicinal documented usesEdible documented food uses⚠ poisonous or harmful

Dry forest (11)

Tasajillo de ColimaAcanthocereus castellaeCactus or succulent · 0.6–1.3 m
Maguey de InfiernilloAgave infiernilloensisCactus or succulent · 1.15–1.5 m
Órgano de gorro tiponcheBackebergia militarisCactus or succulent · 5–6 m
Edible
Benecke Fishhook CactusBiznaga del cerro GuiengolaMammillaria beneckeiCactus or succulent · 0.045–0.2 m
Tetecho de flor escamosaCephalocereus nudusCactus or succulent · up to 10 m
Decumbent Prickly PearArpónOpuntia decumbensCactus or succulent · up to 1 m
Edible
Biznaga barril de MichoacánFerocactus lindsayiCactus or succulent · up to 0.6 m
Hairbrush CactusCardónPachycereus pecten-aboriginumCactus or succulent · up to 8 m
MedicinalEdible
Pitayo giganteStenocereus chacalapensisCactus or succulent · 10–15 m
Edible
Pitayo doradoStenocereus chrysocarpusCactus or succulent · 5–9 m
Edible
Triangle cactusBejuncoAcanthocereus tetragonusCactus or succulent · 2–3 m
Edible

Roadsides and open ground (1)

Peniocereus lazaro-cardenasiiCactus or succulent · 1–1.25 m

Gardens, yards and streets (2)

Cochineal Nopal CactusNopal de la cochinillaOpuntia cochenilliferaCactus or succulent · 3–4 m
MedicinalEdible
Smooth AgaveMaguey de pitaAgave desmetianaCactus or succulent · 0.6–0.9 m

Habitat not recorded (2)

Hummingbird NopalNopal lengua de vacaOpuntia karwinskianaCactus or succulent
Edible
Pitayo viejoPilosocereus purpusiiCactus or succulent
Edible

Each species appears once, under the first habitat the sources record for it. Photos are from iNaturalist under their licenses.

Photo credits (16, iNaturalist)
  • Cephalocereus nudus (Cephalocereus nudus): gcosultchi, CC-BY-NC
  • Cochineal Nopal Cactus (Opuntia cochenillifera): ana_ozomahtli, CC-BY-NC
  • Decumbent Prickly Pear (Opuntia decumbens): luis-eduardo, CC-BY-NC
  • Hairbrush Cactus (Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum): vicente47506, CC-BY-NC
  • Hummingbird Nopal (Opuntia karwinskiana): gilbertoramirez, CC-BY-NC
  • Triangle cactus (Acanthocereus tetragonus): antonio_perez2, CC-BY-NC
  • Acanthocereus castellae (Acanthocereus castellae): marumg, CC-BY-NC-SA
  • Agave infiernilloensis (Agave infiernilloensis): caja_de_zicuiran, CC-BY-NC, elsewhere in Mexico
  • Backebergia militaris (Backebergia militaris): hoferant, CC-BY-NC
  • Benecke Fishhook Cactus (Mammillaria beneckei): carlos72635, CC-BY-NC
  • Ferocactus lindsayi (Ferocactus lindsayi): hoferant, CC-BY-NC
  • Stenocereus chacalapensis (Stenocereus chacalapensis): neftali8994, CC-BY-NC
  • Stenocereus chrysocarpus (Stenocereus chrysocarpus): jose_javier_bf, CC-BY
  • Peniocereus lazaro-cardenasii (Peniocereus lazaro-cardenasii): hoferant, CC-BY-NC
  • Smooth Agave (Agave desmetiana): rachmunger, CC-BY-NC
  • Pilosocereus purpusii (Pilosocereus purpusii): jessyav, CC-BY-NC