Golden Snake-cactus

Bergerocactus emoryi

Bergerocactus emoryi (Engelm.) Britton & Rose is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Bergerocactus.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is CAL, MXNSO, MXNBS, SOUTHWESTERNUSA, MEXICO, MXN, CALOO, MXNSI, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXN_BC; SW. California (incl. S. Channel Is.) to Mexico (Baja California).1

POWO records the plant context as subshrub or shrub, desert or dry shrubland.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Bergerocactus emoryi (Engelm.) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128989-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Bergerocactus emoryi". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7950713
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SW. California (incl. S. Channel Is.) to Mexico (Baja California)

Automatically collected source range/note: CAL, MXN_SO, MXN_BS, SOUTHWESTERN_USA, MEXICO, MXN, CAL_OO, MXN_SI, NORTHERN_AMERICA, MXN_BC; SW. California (incl. S. Channel Is.) to Mexico (Baja California).