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Eulychnia elata

Eulychnia elata
Photo: Álvaro Parra Valdivia, CC BY 4.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Native range
Chile (Atacama)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Eulychnia elata is a species of Eulychnia found in Chile.

Where it grows

This species is native to northern Chile, found between the Huasco River valley and northeast of Copiapó in the Atacama Region, where it thrives in desert and dry scrub environments.

Other Eulychnia plants

Eulychnia acida · Eulychnia breviflora · Eulychnia castanea · Eulychnia chorosensis · Eulychnia iquiquensis · Eulychnia ritteri · Eulychnia taltalensis · Eulychnia vallenarensis · Eulychnia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eulychnia elata 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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