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Cipocereus pusilliflorus

Scientific Name: Cipocereus pusilliflorus (Ritter) D.C.Zappi & N.P.Taylor
Synonym: Floribunda pusilliflora, Pilosocereus pusilliflorus
Family: Cactaceae

By Pierre Braun

Origin: Brazil (Minas Gerais)

Growth Habits: Semi-erect, up to 20 inches tall (50 cm); glaucous stems, 2 inches in diameter (5 cm); 14 to 18 obtuse ribs; areole with brown wool; 2 to 4 needle-like central spines, 0.4 to 0.8 inches long (1 to 2 cm); 10 to 12 radials

Blooming Habits:
Vertical white flowers, up to 0.6 inch long (1.5 cm)

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