MOLALEVI: Oreocereus Celsianus

Oreocereus celsianus or the old man of the mountain is a member of the family cactaceae native to the high lands of the andes in south america and is named for its fluffy white hair which may protect it from intense sunlight and extreme temperatures. Old man of the andes synonyms.

Oreocereus Celsianus Fickle Prickles

It is a very hardy cactus provided he is planted in a very well drained and dry place.

Oreocereus celsianus.

Old man of the andes old man of the mountains old man cactus mountain cereus.
Oreocereus celsianus or the old man of the andes is a columnar cactus growing in clumps that in the wild may reach and exceed 3 m of height.
Pilocereus celsianus cereus celsianus borzicactus celsianus cereus fossulatus oreocereus fossulatus borzicactus fossulatus oreocereus maximus oreocereus neocelsianus pilocereus foveolatus common names.
Is a columnar cactus growing in clumps up to 3 m tall stems thickly clothed with silky white hairs and yellowish to reddish brown spines.
The old man of the andes is a s shrubby columnar cactus with fine completely enveloping hair and powerful coloured spination but much dwarfer in stature than oreocereus celsianus.

A number of oreocereus species are found in cultivation grown primarily for the dramatic white hairy stems and puts them all under the common name old man cactus or old woman cactus.
Oreocereus is a genus of cacti family cactaceae known only from high altitudes of the andes.
It is difficult to see the shape of the ribbed stem as it is thickly clothed with silky white hairs.
Oreocereus celsianus or old man of the andes is a column cactus from the andes.
Stems underneath are ribbed and notched between areoles.

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A beautiful cactus that form small clusters of unbrached moderately slender stems to about 2 m tall that are armed with short spines and densely clothes in fine white beard like drooping hairs.
Pilocereus celsianus cereus celsianus borzicactus celsianus cereus fossulatus oreocereus fossulatus borzicactus fossulatus oreocereus maximus oreocereus neocelsianus to view publication details for this taxon and related synonyms click here.
Argentina bolivia and peru.
Oreocereus celsianus common names.

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Oreocereus celsianus salm dyck aberger ex riccobono.
Oreocereus celsianus old man of the andes oreocereus doelzianus oreocereus fossulatus oreocereus hendriksenianus oreocereus leucotrichus oreocereus ritteri oreocereus trollii oreocereus variicolor etc.