Family Cactaceae


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Espostoa blossfeldiorum
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Cephalocereus blossfeldiorum, Thrixanthocereus blossfeldiorum, Facheiroa blossfeldiorum

E. blossfeldiorum

Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ

E. blossfeldiorum		 Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ
Espostoa guentheri
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Cephalocereus guentheri, Vatricania guentheri

E. guentheri

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
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E. guentheri		 Photo taken at: Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Vista, CA

E. guentheri		 Photo taken at: Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Vista, CA
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

E. lanata

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

E. lanata		 Photo taken at: Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas, CA
Espostoa melanostele
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Cephalocereus melanostele, Pseudoespostoa melanostele, Pilocereus haagei, Espostoa haagei

E. melanostele

Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA

E. melanostele		 Photo taken at: Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Vista, CA

E. melanostele		 Photo taken at: Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Vista, CA
Espostoa ritteri
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Borzicacactus sericactus?

E. ritteri

Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA


E. ritteri ?

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
Espostoa senilis
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Thrixanthocereus senilis, Thrixanthocereus cullmannianus, Thrixanthocereus longispinus

E. senilis

Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA
*Currently 6 of 16 known species shown in this genus.