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Pilosocereus alensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Pilosocereus
Species:	P. alensis
Binomial name
	Pilosocereus alensis; (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Synonyms
	Cephalocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose ; Cephalocereus guerreronis (Backeb.) Buxb. ; Cereus alensis (Weber) Vaupel ; Pilocereus alensis F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss. ; Pilocereus guerreronis Backeb. ; Pilosocereus guerreronis (Backeb.) Byles & G.D.Rowley ;

Pilosocereus alensis, the Sonoran old man cactus, is a species of cactus native to Western Mexico, from Sonora south to Jalisco.^[1] The hairs protect the flower buds. Flowers open at night in June and give off the odor of ammonia, attracting bats for pollination. The juicy fruit is tasty.^[2]

References

^ "Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley". Plants of the World Online.
^ "Alamos Succs; Pilosocereus alensis". www.desertmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.

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[1] "Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley". Plants of the World Online.

[2] "Alamos Succs; Pilosocereus alensis". www.desertmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.

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