Cleistocactus strausii var. jujuyensis f. cristata

Endangered

CITES App. II

Cleistocactus strausii var. jujuyensis f. cristata

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Cleistocactus

Species

Cleistocactus strausii var. jujuyensis f. cristata

Author

hort.

Chinese genus

管花柱属

Chinese name

Primary

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus

Accepted

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus

DescriptionEdit description

Description

This is one of the more famous crested cacti sought after by cactus impassioned. It create fan shaped sculpture with areoles fused to form peculiar horizontal lines. The standard form is a columnar cactus that cluster from the base and form sculptural succulent bushes.

Flowers

This plant is a good bloomer and will produce nice tubular orange-red flowers thought out the summer.

Spines

Scarce fine bristly spines.

Areoles

Irregular fused to form horizontal lines,

Endangered

CITES App. II