Biology:Pilosocereus aurisetus
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Short description: Species of cactus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pilosocereus |
| Species: | P. aurisetus
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| Pilosocereus aurisetus Byles & G.D.Rowley (1957)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "IUCN red list". November 18, 2023. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62374/121561257.
- ↑ "Pilosocereus aurisetus (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:196667-2.
- ↑ "Pilosocereus aurisetus" (in en). https://www.giromagi.com/en/shop-cactus/pilosocereus-aurisetus.
Wikidata ☰ Q2095124 entry
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