Praecereus saxicola
Praecereus saxicola is a flowering plant in the family Cactaceae that is found in Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay [1]
| Praecereus saxicola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Praecereus |
| Species: | P. saxicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Praecereus saxicola (Morong) N.P. Taylor 1997 | |
Description
Praecereus saxicola grows shrubby with sparsely to well branched, upright to spreading, bluegreen stems of 1.5 to 3 centimeters in diameter. There are 6 to 9 ribs available. The 1 to needle-like middle spines are up to 1.5 inches long. The 6 to 9 needles are white and have a black tip. They are 2 to 6 millimeters long.
The greenish-white flowers are up to 12 centimeters long. The fruits have diameters of up to 3 centimeters.
References
- "Tropicos | Name - Praecereus saxicola". tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
External links
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Data related to Praecereus saxicola at Wikispecies
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