Old man of the Andes (Oreocereus leucotrichus)

Oreocereus leucotrichus is a columnar cactus from Peru, with protective dense white, hair-like spines. Growing to 3 meters, it produces nocturnal, reddish-pink flowers.

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Synonyms

Arequipa leucotricha (Phil.) Britton & Rose

Arequipa variicolor (Backeb.) Backeb.

Borzicactus hendriksenianus (Backeb.) Kimnach

Borzicactus leucotrichus (Phil.) Kimnach

Cereus hendriksenianus Backeb.

Echinocactus leucotrichus Phil.

Echinopsis leucotricha (Phil.) Anceschi & Magli

Morawetzia variicolor Kníže

Oreocereus hendriksenianus (Backeb.) Backeb.

Oreocereus knizei T.Hewitt & Donald

Oreocereus variicolor Backeb.

Taxonomy

kingdomPlantae
divisionTracheophyta
classMagnoliopsida
orderCaryophyllales
familyCactaceae
genusOreocereus
speciesOreocereus leucotrichus

Old man of the Andes (Oreocereus leucotrichus)

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Old man of the Andes (Oreocereus leucotrichus)

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