Lophocereus schottii
The senita, a columnar cactus forming thickets of up to 100 or more stems, 1 to 3 m tall, from the Sonoran Desert and Baja California; older stems grow a beard of long grey spines at the tip. It is pollinated only by the senita moth. Grow it hot, sunny and dry, and keep it frost-free.
Where it grows wild
Low, hot desert plains, bajadas and coastal scrub on sandy and gravelly soils.
Roughly sea level to 800 m; the median wild record is about 230 m.
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