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Espostoa frutescens is a columnar, shrubby cactus from dry forests of southern Ecuador, growing up to about 2 m tall with woolly, spiny ribs and a woolly flowering crown (cephalium). Grow it in bright sun with very sparing water and good drainage.
Espostoa frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae.
Espostoa frutescens is endemic to Ecuador and confined to Loja, El Oro and Azuay provinces. Its habitat is open areas in dry forests from 500 metres (1,600 ft) to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) altitude.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
