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Family: CACTACEAE 
 Peniocereus viperinus
 
  
Author:  Franz Buxbaum 1975
Family:  Cactaceae
Habitat:  Mexico
Soil:  Grit
Water:  Minimum
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  10 centimetres
Height:  2 meters
Flower:  Dark Red
Reproduction:  Seeds/Cuttings
Pop names:  Organito de Vibora, Cardoncillo
Synonyms:  Cereus viperinus F.A.C.Weber 1904, Cullmannia viperina, Wilcoxia viperina, Peniocereus tomentosus, Wilcoxia tomentosa, Wilcoxia papillosa, Neoevansia viperina
Got it from:  Kernen, Germany
Year:  2004

   This member of the Cactaceae family was given this name by Franz Buxbaum in 1975. It is found in Mexico, growing in grit with little water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to ten centimetres or more, the long slim branches to two meters. The flowers are dark red, and the plant can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.