Espostoa melanostele
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| Espostoa melanostele | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Espostoa |
| Species: | E. melanostele |
| Binomial name | |
| Espostoa melanostele (Vaupel) Borg | |
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Espostoa melanostele is a species of long-lived, slow-growing plant in the family Cactaceae.
Drought tolerance
This xerophyte is tolerant of most droughts when mature.[citation needed]
Subspecies
- Espostoa melanostele subsp. melanostele
- Espostoa melanostele subsp. nana (F.Ritter) G.J.Charles synonym Espostoa nana F.Ritter[1]