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Cereus lanatus (Kunth) DC.
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 3: 464. 1828 [mid Mar 1828]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Espostoa lanata (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 61, fig. 87-91. 1920 Britton & Rose

Cereus lanatus (Espostoa lanata) Photo by: Cactus Art
It makes a beautiful individual specimen with hair as fine as the finest spun silk and a lustre which can only be called sheer.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Espostoa lanata (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 61, fig. 87-91. 1920
Synonymy: 23 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Espostoa lanata subs. lanianuligera (F.Ritter) G.J.Charles
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 15. 2002 [Oct 2002]
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Espostoa lanata subs. roseiflora Madsen & Z.Aguirre
Nordic J. Bot. 23(1): 24 (-26; fig.). 2004

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Espostoa lanata subs. ruficeps (F.Ritter) G.J.Charles
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 14: 15. 2002 [Oct 2002]

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Peruvian Old Man Cactus, Snowball Old Man, Snowball Cactus, Cotton Ball Cactus
RUSSIAN (Русский): Эспостоя шерстистая
SPANISH (Español): Pichcol negro, Cacto del anciano peruano

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Espostoa lanata group

  • Espostoa huanucoensis H.Johnson ex F.Ritter: has tubular growing stems up to 2(-3) m tall. Areoles with white or yellowish hairs and spines. Lateral cephalia covering 5-8 ribs, 1-2 m long. Distribution: Huanuco, Peru.
  • Espostoa huanucoensis f. cristata hort.: Crested form.
  • Espostoa lanata (Kunth) Britton & Rose: has columnar stems branching with age, 1,5 to 7 m tall. Its stem is almost concealed by a warm white woolly coat. Cephalia up to 1 m long, 4-5 ribs wide. Distribution: Southern Ecuador, northern Peru.
  • Espostoa lanata f. cristata hort.: Crested form.
  • Espostoa lanata subs. lanianuligera (F.Ritter) G.J.Charles: has robust tubular stems 3-5 meters tall, branching from near ground level up to half of the plant height. Lateral cephalia reddish to orange. Distribution: Cajamarca.


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Cereus lanatus (Espostoa lanata) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Cereus lanatus (Espostoa lanata) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Cereus lanatus (Espostoa lanata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Cereus lanatus (Espostoa lanata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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