| Home Page | Cleistocactus is a popular cactus genus from South America, containing between 50 and 100 species depending on the author. In the recent years a number of genus have been regrouped in cleistocactus, making this genus quite large. Species from these genus have been included: Akersia, Bolivicereus, Borzicactella, Borzicactus, Hildewintera, Seticereus, Seticleistocactus, Winteria, Winterocereus, Yungasocereus. The name Cleistocactus comes from the Greek for 'closed cactus' referring to the appearance of the flowers. The species that used to be in the Borzicactus genus have flowers that open wider.
Most species are fast growers and are propagated by seeds or cuttings.
Cleistocactus acanthurus Cleistocactus acanthurus ssp. faustianus Cleistocactus baumannii Scarlet Bugler, Firecracker Cactus Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. anguinus Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. chacoanus Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. croceiflorus Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. horstii Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. santacruzensis Cleistocactus baumannii 'bruneispinus' Cleistocactus brookei Cleistocactus buchtienii Cleistocactus candelilla Cleistocactus chotaensis Cleistocactus clavispinus Cleistocactus crassiserpens Cleistocactus dependens Cleistocactus ferrarii Cleistocactus fieldianus Cleistocactus fieldianus ssp. samnensis Cleistocactus fieldianus ssp. tessellatus Cleistocactus grossei Cleistocactus hildegardiae Cleistocactus hyalacanthus Cleistocactus hystrix Cleistocactus icosagonus Cleistocactus laniceps Cleistocactus luribayensis Cleistocactus micropetalus Cleistocactus morawetzianus Cleistocactus muyurinensis Cleistocactus neoroezlii Cleistocactus orthogonus Cleistocactus pachycladus Cleistocactus palhuayensis Cleistocactus paraguariensis Cleistocactus parapetiensis Cleistocactus parviflorus Cleistocactus peculiaris Cleistocactus piraymirensis Cleistocactus plagiostoma Cleistocactus pungens Cleistocactus reae Cleistocactus ritteri Cleistocactus roezlii Cleistocactus samaipatanus Cleistocactus sepium Cleistocactus serpens Cleistocactus sextonianus Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus Cleistocactus strausii Silver Torch Cactus Cleistocactus tarijensis Cleistocactus tenuiserpens Cleistocactus tominensis Cleistocactus tupizensis Cleistocactus variispinus Cleistocactus vulpis-cauda Cleistocactus winteri Golden Rat Tail Cleistocactus xylorhizus Synonym and obsolete names Cleistocactus acanthurus ssp. pullatus synonym of Cleistocactus acanthurus Cleistocactus angosturensis synonym of Cleistocactus buchtienii Cleistocactus anguinus synonym of Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. anguinus Cleistocactus apurimacensis synonym of Cleistocactus morawetzianus Cleistocactus areolatus synonym of Cleistocactus parviflorus Cleistocactus areolatus var. herzogianus synonym of Cleistocactus parviflorus Cleistocactus aureispinus synonym of Cleistocactus baumannii (Scarlet Bugler, Firecracker Cactus) Cleistocactus aureispinus synonym of Cleistocactus winteri (Golden Rat Tail) Cleistocactus aureus synonym of Corryocactus aureus Cleistocactus ayopayanus synonym of Cleistocactus buchtienii Cleistocactus azerensis synonym of Cleistocactus parapetiensis Cleistocactus baumannii var. colubrinus synonym of Cleistocactus baumannii 'bruneispinus' Cleistocactus baumannii var. paraguariensis synonym of Cleistocactus paraguariensis Cleistocactus brevispinus synonym of Cleistocactus peculiaris Cleistocactus brookeae synonym of Cleistocactus brookei Cleistocactus brookeae ssp. vulpis-cauda synonym of Cleistocactus vulpis-cauda Cleistocactus bruneispinus synonym of Cleistocactus baumannii 'bruneispinus' Cleistocactus candelilla var. pojoensis synonym of Cleistocactus candelilla Cleistocactus capadalensis synonym of Cleistocactus tominensis Cleistocactus chacoanus synonym of Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. chacoanus Cleistocactus clavicaulis synonym of Cleistocactus tominensis Cleistocactus colubrinus var. smaragdiflorus synonym of Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus Cleistocactus colubrinus synonym of Cleistocactus baumannii 'bruneispinus' Cleistocactus compactus synonym of Cleistocactus tarijensis Cleistocactus crassicaulis synonym of Cleistocactus tominensis Cleistocactus croceiflorus synonym of Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. croceiflorus Cleistocactus flavispinus synonym of Cleistocactus baumannii (Scarlet Bugler, Firecracker Cactus) Cleistocactus fossulatus synonym of Oreocereus pseudofossulatus Cleistocactus fusiflorus synonym of Cleistocactus parviflorus Cleistocactus glaucus synonym of Cleistocactus luribayensis Cleistocactus granjaensis synonym of Cleistocactus luribayensis Cleistocactus herzogianus synonym of Cleistocactus parviflorus Cleistocactus horstii synonym of Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. horstii Cleistocactus humboldtii synonym of Cleistocactus icosagonus Cleistocactus ianthinus synonym of Cleistocactus candelilla Cleistocactus jugatiflorus synonym of Cleistocactus baumannii (Scarlet Bugler, Firecracker Cactus) Cleistocactus jujuyensis synonym of Cleistocactus hyalacanthus Cleistocactus kerberi synonym of Stenocereus kerberi (Sina) Cleistocactus lanatus synonym of Espostoa lanata (Peruvian Old Man Cactus) Cleistocactus leonensis synonym of Cleistocactus serpens Cleistocactus mendozae synonym of Cleistocactus tominensis Cleistocactus moravetzianus var. pycnacanthus synonym of Cleistocactus morawetzianus Cleistocactus parviflorus var. herzogianus synonym of Cleistocactus parviflorus Cleistocactus pojoensis synonym of Cleistocactus candelilla Cleistocactus pycnacanthus synonym of Cleistocactus morawetzianus Cleistocactus ressinianus synonym of Cleistocactus buchtienii Cleistocactus rhodacanthus synonym of Denmoza rhodacantha Cleistocactus rojoi synonym of Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus Cleistocactus santacruzensis synonym of Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. santacruzensis Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus synonym of Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus Cleistocactus strausii var. jujuyensis synonym of Cleistocactus hyalacanthus Cleistocactus sucrensis synonym of Cleistocactus buchtienii Cleistocactus vallegrandensis synonym of Cleistocactus candelilla Cleistocactus varispinus synonym of Cleistocactus variispinus Cleistocactus villaazuensis synonym of Cleistocactus morawetzianus Cleistocactus viridialabastri synonym of Cleistocactus tominensis Cleistocactus viridiflorus synonym of Cleistocactus palhuayensis Cleistocactus wendlandiorum synonym of Cleistocactus brookei
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