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Silver Torch Cactus
Silver Torch Cactus
Cleistocactus strausii
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
20-50 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Desert
Range
South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Rare

About

This slender cactus grows in the high mountain regions of Bolivia and Argentina. Its dense white spines can grow up to three meters tall to trap moisture from thin mountain 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
Cleistocactus
Species
Cleistocactus strausii