Cochal (Myrtillocactus cochal)
Description
It is a large sprawling shrub or small tree with many compact, candelabra-like branches from a short woody trunk, 1,5-4 m in diameter and 1-4 metres tall. It is occasionally grown in pots but is less common in cultivation than the very similar but more frost-tolerant Myrtillocactus geometrizans. It lives only a few decades.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Cactaceae
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Genus: Myrtillocactus
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