Pilosocereus auristetus is a species of cactus native to Minas Gerais, Brazil and was first described in 1957.[2]
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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
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| Pilosocereus aurisetus Byles & G.D.Rowley (1957)
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Description
editPilosocereus 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.[3]
Habitat
editPilosocereus 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.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.