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Oreocereus celsianus
Oreocereus celsianus, or the old man of the mountain is a member of the family Cactaceae native to the high lands of the Andes in South America, and is named for its fluffy white hair, which may protect it from intense sunlight and extreme temperatures.
The plant thrives at 10–12 °C (50–54 °F), with a frost-tolerance of down to −12.2 °C (10.0 °F) and requiring protection from hot sunlight. It prefers full sun and light watering. It propagates from seed or by stem cuttings.
Oreocereus celsianus occurs in the Bolivian departments of Chuquisaca, Potosí, and Tarija, Peru, and the Argentine province of Jujuy in the puna vegetation at altitudes of 2,900 to 3,600 meters.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oreocereus celsianus 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.
