Oreocereus celsianus(Salm-Dyck) A.Berger ex Riccob.

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Oreocereus celsianus, or the old man of the mountain is a member of the family Cactaceae native to the high lands of the Andes in South America, and is named for its fluffy white hair, which may protect it from intense sunlight and extreme temperatures.

Description

Oreocereus celsianus grows with upright, columnar shoots that branch out from the base and reaches heights of up to around 3 metres (10 ft) tall with a diameter of 8 to 12 cm (3.1 to 4.7 in). O. celsianus is covered in a downy white hair and spines, with greatest density at the tips of stems receding to near-bare at the base. There are 10 to 25 rounded and tuberous ribs, typically with eleven ribs, has many long, brown spines. The large areoles on it are white, densely covered with spines and covered with hairs up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long. The strong, one to four central spines are up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long, the seven to nine radial spines are up to 2 cm (0.79 in) long. The plants blooms in spring with long, tubular, bright, slightly purplish-pink flowers, appear near the tips of the shoots. They are 7 to 9 cm (2.8 to 3.5 in) long and have a diameter of up to 3 cm (1.2 in). The fruits are spherical.

Oreocereus celsianus - Wikipedia

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