Cleistocactus winteri
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| Cleistocactus winteri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Cleistocactus |
| Species: | C. winteri |
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| Cleistocactus winteri D. Hunt | |
Cleistocactus winteri is a succulent of the Cactaceae family. Its common name is the golden rat tail. It is one of three species named rat tail cactus. This plant forms huge tangled mounds of fairly rapid growth. It has many short bristly golden spines that literally cover the surface of the stems.
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