Oreocereus
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Oreocereus is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae), known only from high altitudes of the Andes. Its name was formed from Greek and means "mountain cereus".
ExpandRead about Oreocereus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Species
- Oreocereus celsianus - old man of the Andes
- Oreocereus doelzianus
- Oreocereus fossulatus
- Oreocereus hendriksenianus
- Oreocereus leucotrichus
- Oreocereus maximus
- Oreocereus ritteri
- Oreocereus trollii
- Oreocereus variicolor
The following genera have been included in this genus:
Gallery
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Oreocereus. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Oreocereus QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)