CACTUS
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Infrakingdom: Streptophyta
Division: Tracheophyta
Subdivision: Spermatophytina
Infradivision: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsidae
Superorder: Caryophyllanae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
*Please note that there are many Gena in the cactus family.
Carnegiea gigantea is the latin name for the saguaro cactus.
The scientific name of the organ pipe cactus is Stenocereus thurberi.
The scientific name for Mexican lime cactus is Ferocactus latispinus.
the genus mammillaria has several species that have fishhok spines
Ferocactus, but there is more than one type so each type will have a different second name.
The cactus wren nests in cholla crevasses as well as suguaros and a couple of other desert plants
The scientific name for the columnar cactus is Cactaceae.
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Carnegiea gigantea is the latin name for the saguaro cactus.
About the only animal that will attack a cholla cactus are scale insects that suck the fluids from the plant and can eventually kill it.
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Cactus wrens usually nest in the cholla cactus. This very spiny cactus provides protection for their eggs and young from predators such as snakes.
The scientific name of the organ pipe cactus is Stenocereus thurberi.
The scientific name for Mexican lime cactus is Ferocactus latispinus.
Some popular cactus names in Arizona include the Saguaro, Barrel cactus, Prickly pear, and Cholla.
Cactus wrens and Cholla cactus are symbiotic. The cactus wren builds its nest in the spines of the cactus, providing a safe place for the bird to raise it's young.