Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Peniocereus marianus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Peniocereus marianus is a spiny, succulent, climbing, shrubby cactus with slender, branched stems that can be 1 - 6 metres long[ 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. Peniocereus marianus is wide spread and, although agriculture affected it in the past, nowadays its population is stable and it does not face any major threat. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthwest N. America - northwest Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa)

HabitatFound in a wide range of habitats, from fine-textured alluvial soils to bajada slopes and basalt rock soils of hills to steep rocky slopes and canyon sides; at elevations up to 500 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].