| Cremnocereus | |
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| 4 year old seeding of Cremnocereus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Cremnocereus M.Lowry, Winberg & Gut.Romero |
| Species: | C. albipilosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cremnocereus albipilosus M.Lowry & Winberg | |
Cremnocereus is a monophyletic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cactaceae with the sole species Cremnocereus albipilosus. [1]
Cremnocereus albipilosus is a clustering species of cactus, semi-decumbent, but is also somewhat erect. The cylindrical shoots are up to 6 feet tall, and are often confused with that of Espostoa, Oreocereus, Espostoopsis, Micranthocereus, and Cleistocactus because of the white hairs. With 20-25 ribs, the stems are covered in fine white hairs, up to 8 cm. Areoles are 4 mm in diameter, 7 to 8 mm apart. Flowers are found on the apical tip of the stems. These flowers are tubular, pink, and are up to 5 cm long. Fruits are not known. [2]
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