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Pilosocereus floccosus

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Species of cactus

Pilosocereus floccosus
Pilosocereus floccosus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pilosocereus
Species: P. floccosus
Binomial name
Pilosocereus floccosus
Byles & G.D.Rowley

Pilosocereus floccosus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil, in Bahia and Minas Gerais states. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Subspecies

  • Pilosocereus floccosus subsp. floccosus
  • Pilosocereus floccosus subsp. quadricostatus (F.Ritter) Zappi

References

  1. ^ Machado, M.; Zappi, D.; Taylor, N.P. (2017). "Pilosocereus floccosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T40893A121557462. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T40893A121557462.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Pilosocereus floccosus
Pilocereus floccosus


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