Stenocereus gummosus

Stenocereus gummosus is a shrub-like plant with sparsely branched trunks reaching a height of up to 3 meters, longer trunks bend due to their weight. Stems are green-gray with 8-9 ribs. Areoles are large with 3-6 central spines and 8-12 radial spines.

The flowers of Stenocereus gummosus are white to pink or purple, up to 20 cm long with a diameter of up to 8 cm, its fruits are in the form of small oranges of light red color. The main flowering period is summer, but flowering can also occur at other times of the year after rainfall. Fruits are subglobose and red or purple pericarp, with red flesh. The brown seeds reach a length of 2.5 mm.^[3]

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  Flower buds
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  Areoles and spines
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  tip of stem

Stenocereus gummosus is widespread in the Baja California peninsula but absent at higher elevations and in the arid Northeast in coastal and scrublands in valleys and slopes. Other deposits can be found on offshore islands and in the coastal area of the Sonoran Desert in 0 and 850 meters.^[4] Plants are found growing along with Bursera microphylla, Neltuma articulata, Larrea divaricata, Fouquieria diguetii, Lophocereus marginatus, Myrtillocactus cochal, Olneya tesota,Stenocereus thurberi, and Pachycereus pringlei.^[5] Seeds are dispersed by birds and lizards such as Melanerpes uropygialis, Dipsosaurus dorsalis and Ctenosaura hemilopha.^[5]

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  Plant growing in habitat in Rancho Punta San Cristobal, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur
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  Plant growing in Pichilingue, Baja California Sur
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  Plant growing in Viscaino, Baja California Sur