Night-Blooming Cereus
The term cereus is used to describe cacti with very elongated bodies, including columnar growth cacti and epiphytic cacti. According Cactiguide the word cereus was commonly and freely used to describe any tree-like cacti. Even in the Cactus and Succulent society, the word cereus was commonly used to describe most tall green columnar cacti. Newer members would ask the experienced ones, What type of cereus is that? or Can I have a cutting of that cereus in your front yard? This generic use of the word cereus is in this sense misleading and the word ceroid or ceriform should be used instead. Genus Cereus was first genera for such cacti, one of the oldest cactus genera, and the circumscription varies depending on the authority.
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Location: Northwest Florida, USA
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