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Browningia altissima is a species of cactus from northern Peru.
Browningia altissima is a tree-like cactus native to northern Peru, found in desert and dry scrub biomes, primarily in the Amazonas and Cajamarca regions along the warm, lowlands of the Marañón River. It typically grows between 400 and 700 meters above sea level.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Browningia altissima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
