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Cereus mirabella
Cereus mirabella, synonym Mirabella minensis, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.
From the article Cereus mirabella on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Cereus mirabella grows as a shrub with sprawling and numerously branched, blue-green shoots that later turn grey-green. The shoots have a diameter of 2 to 3 centimeters. There are 3 to 5 wavy and sometimes barely defined ribs. The circular areoles are covered with short to long, white or brown wool. The 3 to 6 needle-like and spreading yellow thorns are reddish brown at their base. They are up to 2.5 centimeters long. The white flowers are 10 to 15 centimeters long. The egg-shaped, greenish fruits are up to 3.5 centimeters long.
Range & habitat
Cereus mirabella is found in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais in the Caatinga scrub on sandy soil.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 190472.