Common name: Peruvian Old Man
Family: Cactaceae
Synonym(s):
Country of Origin: Rio Maranon, Peru
Description: syn Borzicactus sericactus
Tree-like cactus to 4 m, with lateral cephalia.
Uses:
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USDA Zone:
Source: Mesa Gardens (seed)
Provenance:
Rio Maranon, Peru
Restrictions:
Culture:
prone to rotting, do not overwater
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Cactaceae
- SubFamily: Cactoideae
- Tribe: Cereeae
- SubTribe: Trichocereinae
References:
- Anderson, E.F., The Cactus Family, Timber Press 2001
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