Oreocereus pseudofossulatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Oreocereus |
| Species: | O. pseudofossulatus
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| Oreocereus pseudofossulatus D.R.Hunt
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Oreocereus pseudofossulatus is a species of Oreocereus found in Bolivia.[2]
Description[edit]
Oreocereus pseudofossulatus grows shrubby, branches irregularly in the lower half and reaches heights of up to 2 meters. The light green shoots have a diameter of 5 to 8 centimeters. There are 10 to 13 straight and tuberous ribs. The thorns are straw yellow or rarely reddish. The single, conspicuous central spine, 2 to 5 centimeters long, is initially protruding and later directed slightly downwards. The 10 to 14 marginal spines are up to 6 millimeters long.
The tubular, crooked-edged, greenish pink to bluish red flowers appear near the tips of the shoots and are up to 9 centimeters long. The ellipsoidal, greenish yellow to brownish red fruits are fleshy and do not tear.[3]
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Distribution[edit]
Oreocereus pseudofossulatus is widespread in the Bolivian department of La Paz in the puna grassland at altitudes of 2900 to 3300 meters.
Taxonomy[edit]
The nomenclaturally correct first description was made in 1991 by David Richard Hunt.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "Oreocereus pseudofossulatus D.R.Hunt — Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 484. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Notes on miscellaneous genera of Cactaceae". Bradleya. 9 (9). British Cactus and Succulent Society: 81–92. 1991. doi:10.25223/brad.n9.1991.a2. ISSN 0265-086X.
External links[edit]
Media related to Oreocereus pseudofossulatus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Oreocereus pseudofossulatus at Wikispecies
