organ-pipe cactus: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As	Stenocereus thurberi • pitaya dulce

Photos

organ-pipe cactus

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

Large pipe cactus, Cereus thurberi, with multiple tall, ribbed stems growing upright among other desert plants and palm trees.

See All Images →

Topics

cereus mandacaru saguaro cereus moonlight cactus

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous