''Stenocereus queretaroensis'' is a species of

cactus A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek ...

from

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, including the state of

Querétaro Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...

. It is cultivated for its fruit., pp. 647 Plants are tall, up to , with a central trunk followed by many upturned branches, producing a candelabra-like shape. The stems are around across and have six to eight very distinct ribs. The

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 produce five to nine whitish radial spines, up to long, and one to four somewhat grayer central spines, of which the lower are longer, up to . The scented white flowers are borne from the sides of the ends of the stems and are long. File:Fruto de Stenocereus queretaroensis.jpg, A peeled fruit File:Bwy1257508914v.JPG, Flowers

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q312263 Cacti of Mexico Flora of Mexico queretaroensis