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  Machaerocereus eruca f. cristata CACTUS ART
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The 'creeping devil' forma cristata.... a very wild and striking crest.

 

Description: The standard Macharocereus eruca is an odd  wildly spined cactus with crawling  prostrate stems except for their slightly raised tips. They grow about up to 3 m long ramifying further and eventually covering a huge area. The crested form is also very spiny and odd looking.
Areoles: Large, 2 cm apart,
Central spines: flat much wider than the others, 3 cm long.
Radial spines: Around 20 light grey or whitish  of unequal length. Outer ones are short and subulate; inner ones are larger and flat.
 


 

Cultivation: This plant, is seldom seen in cultivation, need full sun to light shade, in plants that are too shaded the spines turn out to be shorter and untypical.

Propagation: is by grafting.


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Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Synonyms:
  • Cereus eruca Brandegee
  • Machaerocereus eruca (Brandegee) Britton and Rose
  • Stenocereus eruca (Brandegee) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak
  • Lemaireocereus eruca
  • Rathbunia eruca

Vernacular names:
Creeping Devil Cactus, Chirinole, Caterpillar Cactus


The name Machaerocereus signifies dagger cereus with reference to the longest central spines that are knifelike flat and much wider than the others.
 



 



Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of
Macharocereus eruca.

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Photo gallery MACHAROCEREUS

 
 

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