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Oreocereus hempelianus


Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Echinopsis hempelianus, Arequipa hempeliana, Echinocactus rettigii, Arequipa weingartiana, Arequipa erectocylindrica, Arequipa soehrensii, Arequipa spinosissima, Arequipa australis, Oreocereus australis, Arequipa rettigii, Arequipiopsis hempeliana, Arequipiopsis rettigii, Arequipiopsis weingartiana
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Trichocereeae
Distribution: Chile : Peru (South America)
Habit: Cylindrical
Flower: RedEncounterability: Common Locally in Some Areas
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Oreocereus hempelianus
O. hempelianus
Picture taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ

Photographer: Daiv Freeman

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