Praecereus saxicola

Praecereus saxicola is a flowering plant in the family Cactaceae that is found in Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay [1]

Praecereus saxicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Praecereus
Species:
P. saxicola
Binomial name
Praecereus saxicola
(Morong) N.P. Taylor 1997

Description

Praecereus saxicola grows shrubby with sparsely to well branched, upright to spreading, bluegreen stems of 1.5 to 3 centimeters in diameter. There are 6 to 9 ribs available. The 1 to needle-like middle spines are up to 1.5 inches long. The 6 to 9 needles are white and have a black tip. They are 2 to 6 millimeters long.

The greenish-white flowers are up to 12 centimeters long. The fruits have diameters of up to 3 centimeters.

References

  1. "Tropicos | Name - Praecereus saxicola". tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
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