| Description | Winterocereus aureispina A golden yellow spined cactus in a monotypic genus. The cylindrical stems can become arching, pendant, trailing or spreading across the ground. |
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| Plant Type | Cactus |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | average, dry, well drained |
| Growing Media | cactus and succulent mix, well drained |
| Flowers | orange red petals |
| Fruit | black seeds |
| Leaves | leaves are yellow spines (hence aureispina) |
| Stems | cylindrical stems can become arching, pendant, trailing or spreading across the ground, branching from base |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 16 inches tall or hanging |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Bolivia, foothills of the Andes, found growing hanging over cliffs |
| Misc Facts | A monotypic genus (only one plant in this genus). (aka Hildewintera, Cleistocactus winteri) |
| Notes & Reference | #15-Cactus Lexicon (Backeberg), #208- Cacti and their cultivation (Margaret Martin, P.R. Chapman, H.A. Auger), Cacti Encyclopedia (www.llifle.com) |
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