The correct color of the flower for this taxon is pinkish purple; the flowers are also diurnal, as opposed to nocturnal in the nominate S...Read More. thurberi. This is a very distinct taxon.
The 'thurberi' subspecies reaches a height of 26ft with 6 to 8 inch thick stems. The fruit is edible.
The 'littoralis' subspecies ...Read Moreis much smaller only reaching 10 feet high with 2 to 3 inch thick stems. It occurs naturally only on the southern tip of Baja California Sur.
Additional synonyms are Rathbunia thurberi var. littoralis, Lemaireocereus thurberi var. littoralis & Stenocereus thurberi var. littoralis.
The correct color of the flower for this taxon is pinkish purple; the flowers are also diurnal, as opposed to nocturnal in the nominate S...Read More
The 'thurberi' subspecies reaches a height of 26ft with 6 to 8 inch thick stems. The fruit is edible.
The 'littoralis' subspecies ...Read More