Bergerocactus emoryi Calflora

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Taxon Report

Bergerocactus emoryi (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Cunyado, Golden spined cereus

Bergerocactus emoryi is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~63 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Bergerocactus
Family:	Cactaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Bergerocereus emoryi
JEF + PLANTS	Cereus emoryi

Information about Bergerocactus emoryi from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BEEM) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Hybrids: The golden cereus is known to hybridize with other species of cacti. Both occur in the vicinity of El Rosario. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).