Pilosocereus aurisetus


Scientific Name: Pilosocereus aurisetus (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Synonym: Cephalocereus aurisetus, Cipocereus aurisetus, Pilocereus aurisetus, Pilosocereus aurisetus ssp. supthutianus , Pilosocereus aurisetus ssp. werdermannianus , Pilosocereus aurisetus ssp. densilanatus , Pilosocereus supthutianus, Pilosocereus werdermannianus var. densilanatus , Pilosocereus werdermannianus, Pseudopilocereus aurisetus, Pseudopilocereus werdermannianus
Family: Cactaceae

Origin: Brazil (Minas Gerais: Serra do Espinhaço)

Growth Habits: Shrubby cactus, densely branching from the base, up to 3 feet tall (90 cm), stems 2.4 inches in diameter (6 cm); 15 ribs


Blooming Habits:
Whitish nocturnal flowers out of a pseudocephalium, 2 inches long (5 cm)


 

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