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Golden Rat Tail (Cleistocactus winteri winteri)

Description

Cleistocactus winteri is a succulent of the Cactaceae family. Its common name is the golden rat tail. It is one of three species referred to as rat tail cactus. This plant forms huge tangled mounds of fairly rapid growth. It has many short bristly golden spines that literally cover the surface of the stems.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Cactaceae

              • Genus: Cleistocactus