Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Pilosocereus purpusii

Spanish: pitayo viejo

Pilosocereus purpusii (Pilosocereus purpusii) is a plant recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 5 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones). Most often recorded in Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Cactaceae

Local records5 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records835 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2019 – 2026

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-02-22 — observation by jessyav
2025-07-23 — observation by filibertorumbo
2022-08-27 — observation by betootero
2020-09-06 — observation by guadalupe_torres_galeana
2019-04-22 — observation by j-stauffer

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Cite as: “Pilosocereus purpusii (Pilosocereus purpusii) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/pilosocereus-purpusii/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.