Cactaceae

Cleistocactus candelilla Cárdenas

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cleistocactus

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Cleistocactus candelilla (Cleistocactus candelilla) — FlowerPhoto: David F. Belmonte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 猩猩吹雪, 老翁, 银毛柱
Swedish: Liten rörkaktus

Synonyms

Cleistocactus candelilla var. pojoensis Cárdenas
Cleistocactus dependens Cárdenas
Cleistocactus ianthinus Cárdenas
Cleistocactus pojoensis (Cárdenas) Backeb.
Cleistocactus vallegrandensis Cárdenas
Echinopsis candelilla (Cárdenas) Anceschi & Magli
Seticleistocactus dependens (Cárdenas) Backeb.

Flowers

In flower: September to November (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: David F. Belmonte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sandra Keller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Peter L Achuff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: David F. Belmonte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lon Brehmer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: avocat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: avocat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.