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Espostoa lanata


Common Name(s): Cotton Ball Cactus, Peruvian Old Man, Snowball Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus lanatus, Cereus lanatus, Pilocereus dautwitzii, Cereus sericatus, Espostoa laticornua, Espostoa procera
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Trichocereeae
Distribution: Ecuador : Peru (South America)
Habit: Treelike
Flower: PurpleEncounterability: Common Worldwide
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Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Private Collection

Photographer: Joel Lode

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Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Habitat in Peru

Photographer: Craig Howe

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Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Habitat in Peru

Photographer: Craig Howe

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Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Habitat in Peru

Photographer: Craig Howe

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Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Habitat in Peru

Photographer: Craig Howe

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Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Habitat in Peru

Photographer: Craig Howe

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Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Habitat in Peru

Photographer: Craig Howe

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Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Habitat in Peru

Photographer: Craig Howe

Photographer's Website: Click Here
Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Habitat in Peru

Photographer: Craig Howe

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Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Habitat in Peru

Photographer: Craig Howe

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Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Habitat in Peru

Photographer: Craig Howe

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Espostoa lanata
E. lanata
Picture taken at: Monaco Exotic Garden, Monaco

Photographer: Gerard Ardisson

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Espostoa lanata subsp. lanianuligera


Common Name(s): Cotton Ball Cactus, Peruvian Old Man, Snowball Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus lanatus, Cereus lanatus, Pilocereus dautwitzii, Cereus sericatus, Espostoa laticornua, Espostoa procera
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Trichocereeae
Distribution: Ecuador : Peru (South America)
Habit: Treelike
Flower: PurpleEncounterability: Rare
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Espostoa lanata
E. lanata subsp. lanianuligera
Picture taken at: Private Collection

Photographer: Joel Lode

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