Espostoa melanostele (Vaupel) Borg

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Espostoa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Espostoa melanostele unspecified picture

Conservation status

Espostoa melanostele threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000680879
COL ID 3BJJ3
BDTFX ID 168387
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Espostoa melanostele Binghamia melanostele Cephalocereus melanostele Cereus melanostele Pilocereus haagei Pseudoespostoa melanostele Cereus melanostele Haageocereus melanostele Echinopsis melanostele Espostoa haagei Espostoa haagei Espostoa melanostele f. inermis Pseudoespostoa melanostele var. inermis

Lower taxons

Espostoa melanostele subsp. nana Espostoa melanostele subsp. melanostele