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Cephalocleistocactus

Cephalocleistocactus
Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)

About

Cephalocleistocactus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cactaceae. It contains just one species, Cephalocleistocactus chrysocephalus.

Where it grows

Plants are found in slopes of seasonally dry valleys in the Yungas at elevations between 1900 and 2500 meters. The plant is rarely seen in habitat.

Other Cleistocactus plants

Firecracker Cactus · Cleistocactus brookeae · Old man of the mountain · Cleistocactus candelilla · Cleistocactus dependens · Cleistocactus glaucus · Cleistocactus hildegardiae · Cleistocactus hyalacanthus · Cleistocactus laniceps · Cleistocactus luribayensis · Cleistocactus morawetzianus · Cleistocactus orthogonus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cephalocleistocactus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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