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Weberbauerocereus churinensis

Scientific Name: Weberbauerocereus churinensis F.Ritter
Synonym: Haageocereus churinensis
Family: Cactaceae

Origin: Peru (Lima)

Type: Branching at the base, up to 6.67 feet tall (2 m.)

Stem: Up to 2 inches wide (5 cm.), cylindrical

Ribs: 18 to 20 rounded ribs

Central spines: 1 to 2, up to 1.2 inches long (3 cm.), poorly differentiated between central and radial

Radial spines: 40 to 60, up to 0.4 inches long (10 mm.), light yellow, flowering zone with 2 to 4 cm bristles

Flowers: White or pink flowers, up to 4.8 inches long (12 cm.)

Fruit: Fleshy hairy spherical, up to 1.6 inches long (4 cm.), up to 1.6 inches across (4 cm.)

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