silver torch cactus

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Also known as: Cleistocactus strausii, woolly torch cactus

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The silver torch cactus, also known as Cleistocactus strausii, is a cylindrical cactus native to the mountains of Argentina and Bolivia. It is characterized by numerous hairlike white spines that give it a whitish appearance. This plant produces narrow red flowers along the length of its stems. The silver torch cactus is cultivated as an ornamental plant.12

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…silver, or woolly, torch (Cleistocactus strausii) is endemic to the mountains of Argentina and Bolivia. Its numerous erect columns appear whitish in colour because of their numerous dense spines. The plants bear narrow red flowers along the length of the stems.
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…silver, or woolly, torch (Cleistocactus strausii) is endemic to the mountains of Argentina and Bolivia. Its numerous erect columns appear whitish in colour because of their numerous dense spines. The plants bear narrow red flowers along the length of the stems.
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