× Pacherocactus

× Pacherocactus is a nothogenus of shrubby cactus, with only one known species, × Pacherocactus orcuttii. It is a natural hybrid between Pachycereus pringlei and Bergerocactus emoryi, discovered near Rosario, Baja California, Mexico. The plant's generic name is formed from those of its parents (Pachycereus and Bergerocactus); sometimes it can be found listed as Pachycereus × Bergerocactus.^[2] This plant is known from less than half a dozen plants in the wild.^[3]

× Pacherocactus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Echinocereeae
Genus:	× Pacherocactus G.D.Rowley
Species:	× P. orcuttii
Binomial name
× Pacherocactus orcuttii (K.Brandegee) G.D.Rowley
Synonyms[1]
Cereus × orcuttii K.Brandegee × Pachgerocereus orcuttii (K.Brandegee) Moran Pachycereus × orcuttii (K.Brandegee) Britton & Rose

Characteristics

× Pacherocactus orcuttii can grow to a height of about 3.5 m and a diameter of about 10 cm. For temperatures this cactus doesn't like to go below 10 °C. Its flowers are green-brown in color and of about 4 cm in size.^[4][5]