Oreocereus is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae), known only from high altitudes of the Andes. Its name means `mountain cereus`, formed from the Greek prefix oreo- (ὀρεο-, mountain) and the New Latin cereus, meaning wax or torch. As they are covered with woolly white fuzz (modified spines), a few species in this genus are sometimes known a.....
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(Old Man Of The Andes, Old Man Of The Mountains) This group consists of eleven, mostly columnar-shaped cacti found in high altitudes from Peru to Bolivia and Argentina. These attractive cacti are covered in long, white, hair-like spines (which becomes more dense in strong light) to protect them from the mountain cold and hot sun. Hidden in this whi...
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