Myrtillocactus cochal
A shrubby, branching columnar cactus up to about 3 m tall from the Baja California peninsula, where it grows in coastal scrub at the edge of the Sonoran Desert. It is one of the hardier Myrtillocactus, taking brief light frost, and wants full sun, a mild winter and very sparse water.
Where it grows wild
Coastal and inland desert scrub on the Baja California peninsula, often on rocky slopes and plains with frequent marine air. It grows in the open as a free-standing shrub.
Records span 9–2,317 m with a median of 198 m, so it is mostly a plant of the lowlands and coastal hills.
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