Cardon Cactus
Cardon cactus is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *''Echinopsis atacamensis'', a species of cactus native to Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia *''Pachycereus pringlei ''Pachycereus'' is a genus of 9–12 species of large cacti native to Mexico and just into southern Arizona, United States. They form large shrubs or small trees up to 15 m tall, with stout stems up to 1 m in diameter. ''Pachycereus'' comes fr ...

Echinopsis Atacamensis
''Echinopsis atacamensis'' (cardón) is a species of cactus from Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. The wood of this species can be used in building and in making furniture., pp. 257–258 Description ''Echinopsis atacamensis'' has a tall columnar habit, sometimes forming branches and becoming treelike. It grows to about high, with stems to across. The stems have 20-30 ribs and areole In botany, areoles are small light- to dark-colored bumps on cacti out of which grow clusters of spines. Areoles are important diagnostic features of cacti, and identify them as a family distinct from other succulent plants. Gordon Rowley - W ...s with 50-100 maroon coloured spines, the longest up to long. The rose-white flowers are long, borne on the sides of the stems. The dark green fruits are densely covered with hairs, up to long; they are edible. Systematics ''Echinopsis atacamensis'' was first described by Rodolfo Philippi as ''Cereus atacamensis'' in 1860. It was placed in a n ...
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