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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:

Consolea corallicola has extremely low genetic diversity as the only two natural populations are clones (both functionally male).  Currently propagated by planting pads. 

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.



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.

FNPS Plant Print

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.

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