Cleistocactus glaucus
Cleistocactus glaucus
Cleistocactus glaucus
Cleistocactus glaucus F.Ritter is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Cleistocactus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is SOUTHERNAMERICA, BOL, BOLOO, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA; Bolivia (La Paz).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub or shrub, seasonally dry tropical.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Cleistocactus glaucus F.Ritter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60203-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Cleistocactus glaucus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7279744 ↩
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What is Cleistocactus glaucus?
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