Cleistocactus winteri

Cleistocactus winteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Cleistocactus
Species:	C. winteri
Binomial name
	Cleistocactus winteri; D. Hunt
Synonyms
	Borzicactus aureispinus (F.Ritter) G.D.Rowley, 1975.; Cleistocactus aureispinus (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt, 1928.; Hildewintera aureispina (F.Ritter) F.Ritter, 1966; Loxanthocereus aureispinus (F.Ritter) Buxb., 1974.; Winteria aureispina F.Ritter Kakteen Sukk. 1962.; Winterocereus aureispinus (F.Ritter) Backeb. 1966.;

Cleistocactus winteri is a succulent of the family Cactaceae. Its common name is the golden rat tail[1].

Subspecies

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Cleistocactus winteri subsp. colademono D.R.Hunt (2005)	Cola de Mono, Colademono, Monkey tail cactus	Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
	Cleistocactus winteri subsp. winteri	golden rat tail	Bolivia

Description

This plant is a columnar cactus that forms huge tangled mounds of fairly rapid growth, up to 90 cm high with stems 6 cm in diameter and 16 to 17 ribs, with 50 spines 0.4 to 1 cm long. It has many short bristly golden spines that literally cover the surface of the stems. The plant requires water during the summer and keep it dry in winter. It reproduces by seeds and cuttings. It has salmon-pink flowers in spring and summer 4 to 6 cm long and 5 cm in diameter. The flowers are followed by green fruits 1 cm long

References

1. http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACTI/Family/Cactaceae/3784/Cleistocactus_winteri

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