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Quisco Peludo

Scientific Name: Eriosyce villosa (Monv.) F. Kattermann
Synonym: Bridgesia polyraphis, Bridgesia villosa, Cactus villosus, Chilenia atrispinosa, Chilenia cephalophora, Chileniopsis polyraphis, Chileniopsis villosa, Echinocactus polyraphis, Euporteria atrispinosa, Euporteria cephalophora, Euporteria villosa, Neoporteria atrispinosa, Neoporteria cephalophora, Neoporteria laniceps, Neoporteria planiceps, Neoporteria polyraphis, Neoporteria villosa, Neoporteria villosa var. atrispinosa , Neoporteria villosa var. cephalophora
Family: Cactaceae

as Neoporteria laniceps at Holly Gate

Origin: Chile (Atacama)

Growth Habits: Solitary, 6 inches tall (15 cm), 3 inches in diameter (8 cm)

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