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Austrocylindropuntia vestita
Austrocylindropuntia vestita
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Montane grassland
Range
South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Rare

About

This columnar cactus grows in the high-altitude rocky grasslands of the Andes. Its green stem is hidden beneath a dense coat of white hairs that trap pockets of air.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Austrocylindropuntia
Species
Austrocylindropuntia vestita