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Senita cactus
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Scientific classification
Synonyms
  • Cereus mieckleyanus Weing.
  • Cereus palmeri F.A.C.Weber
  • Cereus sargentianus Orcutt
  • Cereus schottii Engelm.
  • Lemaireocereus mieckleyanus (Weing.) Borg
  • Lophocereus australis Britton & Rose
  • Lophocereus mieckleyanus (Weing.) Backeb.
  • Lophocereus sargentianus (Orcutt) Britton & Rose
  • Pachycereus schottii (Engelm.) D.R.Hunt
  • Pilocereus sargentianus Orcutt ex K.Schum.
  • Pilocereus schottii (Engelm.) Lem.

Lophocereus schottii, the senita cactus, is a species of cactus from southern Arizona and north-western Mexico, particularly Baja California and Sonora. Synonyms include Pilocereus schottii and Pachycereus schottii.

The senita cactus exhibits mutualism with the senita moth. The senita moth is the only nocturnal pollinator of the cactus, and the moth relies on the cactus as a host for reproduction.

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