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Haageocereus platinospinus
Haageocereus platinospinus is a species of Haageocereus found in Peru.
From the article Haageocereus platinospinus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Haageocereus platinospinus grows with several creeping shoots that reach diameters of 5 to 8 cm (2.0 to 3.1 in). There are 13 to 15 ribs on which there are fairly large, elongated areoles. The light to dark brown thorns turn gray with age or become silvery white. The one to four strong, apical central spines are up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long. The ten to 13 radial spines are up to 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long. The white flowers reach a length of up to 7 cm (2.8 in).
Range & habitat
Haageocereus platinospinus is widespread in Peru in the Arequipa and Tacna regions at altitudes of 800 to 2650 meters.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 438994.