| Family Name | Cactaceae |
| Scientific name | P. pringlei |
| Common name | cardón cactus, |
| Growth habit | slow growing plants are also extremely long-lived |
| Leaf | needle-like Reduced to a spine with 2 inches displayed in vertical rows along the bark ridges |
| Flower | appear on the upper tips of stems, especially stems with warm, southern exposure open in the afternoon and night, but close at mid-morning white with a yellow center blooming at night during spring and early summer, persisting for less than 24 hours |
| Fruit | berry splits, revealing the sweet, red flesh contain 800 black seeds |
| More to learn | world's largest cactus native to the Americas nearly endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula |
| Properties | Succulent Drought-tolerant suitable for xeriscaping |
| Treats | Pharyngitis Acute diarrhea Duodenal ulcer |
| Reference | Cardon Cactus Pachycereus pringlei 摩天柱的空间 PlantFiles |