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Mila caespitosa
Mila caespitosa is a species of cacti (family Cactaceae) and the only species of the genus Mila. Its generic name is an anagram of Lima, Peru, the city near which the plant is found. The genus was first thought to comprise 13 species, until recent studies suggest they form one very variable species.
From the article Mila caespitosa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The genus includes cacti that remain small, grow like a cereus, and sometimes sprout. The cacti with cylindrical, prostrate stems, about 30 cm long by 4 cm in diameter, they grow forming colonies. It has numerous low ribs covered with spines. The flowers are diurnal yellow. The fruits are small, globular, naked, green or reddish and juicy. The thorns are strong, stiff to soft and sometimes turn into hair bristles. The short-tubed flowers appear at the top, are funnel-shaped and usually yellow to whitish. The fruits are small, juicy and thornless berries.
Range & habitat
The species ranges across the western Andes in Peru at an altitude of 1000 to 2500 m.
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 440676.