Barba de viejo

Description

Pilosocereus alensis, the Sonoran old man cactus, is a species of cactus native to Western Mexico, from Sonora south to Jalisco.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. ilosocereus (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus native to the Neotropics. Tree cactus is a common name for Pilosocereus species. The commonly cultivated Pilosocereus pachycladus (syn. Pilosocerus azureus) is a blue cactus with hairy areoles that emit golden spines.