Cremnocereus
| Cremnocereus | |
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| 4 year old seeding of Cremnocereus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | M.Lowry, Winberg & Gut.Romero |
| Species: | C. albipilosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cremnocereus albipilosus M.Lowry & Winberg
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Cremnocereus is a monophyletic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cactaceae with the sole species Cremnocereus albipilosus.[1]
Description
Cremnocereus albipilosus is a clustering species of cactus, semi-decumbent, but is also somewhat erect. The cylindrical shoots are up to 6 feet tall, and are often confused with that of Espostoa, Oreocereus, Espostoopsis, Micranthocereus, and Cleistocactus because of the white hairs. With 20-25 ribs, the stems are covered in fine white hairs, up to 8 cm. Areoles are 4 mm in diameter, 7 to 8 mm apart. Flowers are found on the apical tip of the stems. These flowers are tubular, pink, and are up to 5 cm long. Fruits are not known.[2]
References
- ^ "Cremnocereus M.Lowry, Winberg & Gut.Romero | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Cremnocereus albipilosus : an incredible new columnar cactus from Bolivia". Researchgate.
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