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Consolea corallicola

Semaphore pricklypear, semaphore cactus
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Semaphore pricklypear, semaphore cactus

Sinónimo(s):

Opuntia corallicola

Especie del género:

Consolea corallicola

Familia:

Cactaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Tree

Tamaño:

4–10 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

red

Color de la fruta:

red

Fenología:

Evergreen

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Thorns, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant.

Consideraciones:

Distinctly thorny. Will need protection from invasive cactus moth.

Disponibilidad:

FNPS Plant Sales, Specialty Provider

Propagación:

Plant segments (pads) of existing plant.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Short very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

One of several cactus species that is attacked by the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum , which arrived in Florida in 1989, and this invasive species has become a serious threat to the diversity and abundance of Consolea corallicola and Opuntia cacti in North America.

Hábitats nativos:

Tropical rockland hammock, coastal rock barren, freshwater tidal swamp and inland margins of mangrove swamp. Photographs are of specimens planted at Fairchild Botanical Gardens

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

This is an ENDANGERED plant (listed both Florida and US). Please acquire this endemic plant only from a reputable source. Consolea corallicola has extremely low genetic diversity as the only two natural populations are clones (both functionally male). Currently propagated by planting pads.One of several cactus species that is attacked by the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, which arrived in Florida in 1989, and this invasive species has become a serious threat to the diversity and abundance of Consolea corallicola and Opuntia cacti in North America.
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Citas:

Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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