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Firecracker Cactus

Cleistocactus baumannii

Also called Scarlet Bugler, Chaco Torch Cactus

Firecracker Cactus
Photo: elnudomolesto, CC BY 2.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Native range
Bolivia to Uruguay
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cleistocactus baumannii is a species of Cleistocactus found in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Brazil.

Where it grows

The distribution area of Cleistocactus baumannii extends from north-eastern Argentina through Paraguay and Bolivia to southern Brazil. The species grows in sandy and clay soil at altitudes between 10 and 1050 meters. The plant is consumed by the Chacoan peccary.

Other Cleistocactus plants

Cephalocleistocactus · 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 Cleistocactus baumannii 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.

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