| Haageocereus repens | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Haageocereus |
| Species: | H. repens |
| Binomial name | |
| Haageocereus repens | |
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Haageocereus repens is a species of cactus in the genus Haageocereus , found in Peru. [1]
Haageocereus decumbens grows spread out or ascending and often forms richly branched groups with slender shoots that reach1-2 meters and with a diameters of up to 4.5 to 8 cm (1.8 to 3.1 in). There are about 18 to 20 low ribs. The one or two yellow to brown central spines are 1.5 to 3 cm (0.59 to 1.18 in) long. The 25 to 40 and more needle-like yellowish radial spines have a length of 5 to 10 mm (0.20 to 0.39 in). The white flowers reach a diameter of 3 cm (1.2 in) and a length of up to 7 cm (2.8 in). Fruits are ovoid. [2]
Plants are found growing in the desert South of the city of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru at elevations of 50 to 300 meters. [3]
This species was first described by Backeberg and Rauh in 1957.
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