| Pilosocereus aurisetus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pilosocereus |
| Species: | P. aurisetus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilosocereus aurisetus Byles & G.D.Rowley (1957) | |
Pilosocereus auristetus is a species of cactus native to Minas Gerais, Brazil and was first described in 1957.
Description
Pilosocereus aurisetus is a columnar cactus that gets no taller than 3 feet. White wool grows out of the areoles and the spines when dense create a yellow hue. Uniformly spaced ribs and this cactus does not branch though it can create new plants by suckering.
Habitat
Pilosocereus aurisetus is native to Minas Gerais and grows at about 650 M to at most 1300 M above sea level in quartzitic rock outcrops in a savannah type habitat.
References
- ^ "IUCN red list". IUCN Red List. November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- "Pilosocereus aurisetus (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- "Pilosocereus aurisetus". giromagi.com. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pilosocereus aurisetus |
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| Pilocereus aurisetus | |