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Espostoa lanata lanata (Espostoa lanata lanata)

Description

Espostoa ritteri is tree-shaped with branched shoots and reaches heights of up to meters.The cylindrical,dark green shoots have diameters of up to centimeters.There are to cross-ribbed ribs.Many white hairs arise from the white arteries thereon.The single thin,reddish to black central mandible is 0. to centimeters long.The approximately thin border thorns are reddish brown to yellow to white.The cephalium is yellowish.The white flowers are up to cm long.The crimson fruits have a length of about centimeters and a diameter of . centimeters.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Cactaceae

              • Genus: Espostoa