Biology:Pilosocereus aurisetus

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Short description: Species of cactus

Pilosocereus aurisetus
Pilosocereus aurisetus subspecies densilantus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pilosocereus
Species:
P. aurisetus
Binomial name
Pilosocereus aurisetus
Byles & G.D.Rowley (1957)

Pilosocereus auristetus is a species of cactus native to Minas Gerais, Brazil and was first described in 1957.[2]

Description

Pilosocereus aurisetus is a columnar cactus that gets no taller than 3 feet. White wool grows out of the areoles and the spines when dense create a yellow hue. Uniformly spaced ribs and this cactus does not branch though it can create new plants by suckering.[3]

Habitat

Pilosocereus aurisetus is native to Minas Gerais and grows at about 650 M to at most 1300 M above sea level in quartzitic rock outcrops in a savannah type habitat.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2095124 entry