صبار أنابيب الأرغن
Organpipe cactus | |
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S. thurberi thurberi | |
التصنيف الفهمي | |
مملكة: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Pachycereeae |
Genus: | 'Stenocereus' |
Species: | ''S. thurberi'' |
Binomial name | |
Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxbaum, 1961 |
صبار أنابيب الأرغن organpipe cactus (الأسم الفهمي: Stenocereus thurberi)؛ is a species of cactus native to Mexico and the الولايات المتحدة. The species is found in rocky desert. Two subspecies are recognized based on their distribution and height. The Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is named for the species.
Its English common name is derived from its resemblance to a pipe organ. It is locally known as pitaya dulce, Spanish for "sweet pitaya" or sweet cactus fruit.
التوزيع
This species is found mostly in Mexico, mainly in Sonora and southern Baja California. It is also known to the United States, but is much rarer, with the notable exception of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. The plant is predominantly found on rocky hillsides up to 3,000 قدم (910 م) in elevation.
الأنواع الفرعية
There are two recognized subspecies, the type subspecies, thurberi, is much larger and occurs in southern Arizona, mainland Mexico, and Northern Baja California. The other is littoralis, which is much smaller and usually grows to aroundعشرة قدم (3.0 م). It occurs only in southern Baja California.
انظر أيضاً
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
الهامش
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مشاع الفهم فيه ميديا متعلقة بموضوع Stenocereus thurberi. |