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Cleistocactus is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to mountainous areas - to - of South America (Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina). The name comes from the Greek kleistos meaning closed because the flowers hardly open.

Species

silver torch cactus

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyCactaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Observations891
Observations recorded2,088

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
112
With media
62
Family
Cactaceae
Collections
MICH, ASU, UCR, CM, NY, K
Recorded in
Argentina, United States, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Equador, Ecuador, Brasil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Trichocereeae
Image
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Cleistocactus
Commons category
Cleistocactus
topic's main category
Category:Cleistocactus
Commons gallery
Cleistocactus
taxon common name
吹雪柱属
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