Cardón (other)
Cardón can refer to: * Cardón, Venezuela, a town in Venezuela *''Echinopsis atacamensis'', a species of cactus *''Euphorbia canariensis'', a cactus-like species of ''Euphorbia'' *''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 ...

Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. The Venezuelan government maintains a claim against Guyana to Guayana Esequiba. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the n ...
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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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Euphorbia Canariensis
''Euphorbia canariensis'', commonly known as the Canary Island spurge, Hercules club or in Spanish ''cardón'', is a succulent member of the genus ''Euphorbia'' and family Euphorbiaceae endemic to the Canary Islands. It is the plant symbol of the island of Gran Canaria. Description The Canary Island spurge is a succulent shrub, growing to between high. It is made up of fleshy quadrangular or pentagonal trunks that look like cacti. It has no leaves, instead bearing spines long. It produces reddish-green flowers. It is hardy to . The latex, which contains diterpenes is poisonous. Euphorbia canariensis5 ies.jpg, Spines on a young shoot Euphorbia canariensis (Puntagorda) 01.jpg, Flowers Xrcx.jpg, Fruit Distribution The species is found on the narrow coastal belt, from sea level to in the Canary Islands. See also * List of animal and plant symbols of the Canary Islands A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surna ...
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