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Cactus, nej kisín

Pilosocereus gaumeri

Photo by Jorge4
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21.0987, -89.5985

Field Notes

Description:

Columnar cactus, but canot grow too tall (4 m) since its stem is very narrow (about 5 cm diameter).

Habitat:

Spiny scrublands and dwar tropical dry forests from northern Yucatán, the driest part of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Notes:

Just next to the entrance to the Museo del Pueblo Maya (Mayan People's Museum) at the archeological site of Dzibichaltún (place with writings in the stone).

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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity

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PublishedJune 8, 2013

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