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Pilosocereus mollispinus
Pilosocereus mollispinus is a species of cactus native to Brazil.
From the article Pilosocereus mollispinus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Pilosocereus mollispinus is a shrubby cactus that reaches heights of up to 2.3 meters. The dark green to grayish-green shoots have a diameter of up to 8.5 centimeters and have 13 to 16 ribs. The areoles are spaced 7 to 12 millimeters apart, and have 13 to 16 soft, flexible non-prickly gray spines. The radial spines are up to 1.3 centimeters long, and the central spines are up to 2.3 centimeters long. Stems have little to no cephalium. The funnel-shaped flowers are about 4.5 centimeters long and reach a diameter of up to 3.4 centimeters. The flower tube is green, and the bracts are white. The fruits are greenish, having a diameter of up to 3 centimeters and contain white flesh. The fruits contain small, black seeds.
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 442105.