Peniocereus Greggii
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Peniocereus Greggii, Brit. & Rose (Cereus Greggii, Engelm.). Slender, branching, 2-3 ft. high, 3/4-1 in. diam., from an extraordinarily large tuberous root (often 6-10 in. long and 4-6 in. diam.): ribs 3-6, acute; spines subulate from bulbous base, very short and sharp, 7-11, 1 or 2 being central: fls. white or yellowish, 6-8 in. long: fr. ovate, alternate at base and apex, bright scarlet, fleshy and edible, 1-2 in. long. Borders of Texas, New Mex., Ariz., and southward. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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