×Pacherocactus | |
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Conservation status | |
Taxonomy | |
Kingdom | |
(unranked) |
Angiosperms |
(unranked) |
Eudicots |
(unranked) |
Core eudicots |
Order |
Caryophyllales |
Family |
Cactaceae |
Subfamily |
Cactoideae |
Tribe | |
Genus |
×Pacherocactus |
Naming and discovery | |
Botanist |
×Pacherocactus is a species of cactus in the Cactoideae subfamily. It is a natural hybrid between Pachycereus pringlei and Bergerocactus emoryi. The hybrid was discovered near Rosario, Baja California, Mexico.
The plant is generically named ×Pacherocactus, which is derived from its parents, Pachycereus and Bergerocactus. It is also seen named as Pachycereus × Bergerocactus.
It consists of only one species: ×Pacherocactus orcuttii.