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Cleistocactus ferrarii R.Kiesling
Hickenia 2(7): 37, fig. 1984
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 174. 1920 [9 Sep 1920] Britton & Rose

Cleistocactus ferrarii Photo by: Diego Armentano

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 174. 1920 [9 Sep 1920]
Synonymy: 10
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Fire-cracker cactus, Firecracker cactus

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus group

  • Cleistocactus ferrarii R.Kiesling: has a pink flower tube (never red) and much shorter central spines.
  • Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose: has scarlet tubular flowers tipped with emerald green. Distribution: Bolivia and northern Argentina.

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Cleistocactus ferrarii Photo by: Diego Armentano
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