Praecereus saxicola

Praecereus saxicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Praecereus
Species:	P. saxicola
Binomial name
Praecereus saxicola (Morong) N.P. Taylor 1997

Praecereus saxicola is a flowering plant in the family Cactaceae that is found in Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay ^[1]

Description[]

Praecereus saxicola grows shrubby with sparsely to well branched, upright to spreading, bluegreen stems of 1.5 to 3 centimeters in diameter. There are 6 to 9 ribs available. The 1 to needle-like middle spines are up to 1.5 inches long. The 6 to 9 needles are white and have a black tip. They are 2 to 6 millimeters long.

The greenish-white flowers are up to 12 centimeters long. The fruits have diameters of up to 3 centimeters.

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External links[]

• Media related to Praecereus saxicola at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Praecereus saxicola at Wikispecies