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Cereus lanosus
Cereus lanosus or is a species of columnar cactus found in Central, Cordillera, Concepción, and Paraguarí departments of Paraguay. The plant is found growing in rocky hills at elevations of 250 and 300 meters.
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Description
Cereus lanosus grows as a shrub with richly branched, semi-decumbent shoots and can reach heights of growth of up to 1.5 meters. The long, cylindrical, blue-green shoots have a diameter of 5 to 7 centimeters. There are five to seven ribs that are up to 2.5 centimeters high. The circular areoles on it are covered with long white wool. The resulting 10 to 14 straight, needle-like thorns are orange and have a reddish base. They 4 to 10 millimeters long. It has white flowers and reproduces by seeds or cuttings.
Range & habitat
Cereus lanosus is distributed in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul and in Paraguay in the Cordillera Department.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 438219.