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Leucostele faundezii

Leucostele faundezii
Photo: Patricio Novoa, CC BY 4.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
Chile (Coquimbo)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Leucostele faundezii is a species of columnar cactus found in Chile.

Where it grows

This species is native to Coquimbo, Chile and is found growing in sand dunes sometimes with the algae Trentepohlia aurea growing on the spine.

Other Leucostele plants

Leucostele atacamensis · Leucostele bolligeriana · Leucostele chiloensis · Leucostele deserticola · Leucostele litoralis · Leucostele nigripilis · Leucostele pectinifera · Leucostele skottsbergii · Leucostele terscheckii · Leucostele tunariensis · Leucostele undulosa · Leucostele werdermanniana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leucostele faundezii 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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