Espostoa lanata

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Espostoa lanata
Espostoa lanata var. gracilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Espostoa
Species:
E. lanata
Binomial name
Espostoa lanata
(Kunth, 1823) Britton & Rose, 1920
Synonyms

Cactus lanatus Kunth

Espostoa lanata - Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia.

Espostoa lanata is a species of cactus of the genus Espostoa.

Its common names are Peruvian old man cactus,[1] cotton ball cactus, snowball cactus, snowball old man.

Its original habitat is from southern Ecuador to the northern Peru on the west slopes of the Andes mountains.

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