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Cacti Genus melocactus




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Melocactus oreas


Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Cactus oreas, Melocactus cremnophilus, Melocactus rubrisaetosus
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Distribution: Bahia - Brazil (South America)
Habit: Globose
Flower: Pink, RedEncounterability: Common Locally in Some Areas
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Melocactus oreas
M. oreas
Picture taken at: Gene Schroeder's Private Collection, Orange, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Melocactus oreas
M. oreas
Picture taken at: Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman

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