Cactaceae

Silver torch cactus

Cleistocactus strausii (Heese) Backeb.

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cleistocactus

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Silver torch cactus: Cleistocactus strausii cultivated in La Concepción botanical garden in Malaga, Spain. — Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Arabic: كليستوكاكتوس ستراوسي
arz: كليستوكاكتوس ستراوسى
Chinese: 吹雪柱, 白芒龙
Dutch: Witte toortscactus
English: Silver torch cactus
Italian: Cleistocastus strausii
Polish: Cleistocastus strausii
Swedish: Silverpelare

Synonyms

Borzicactus strausii (Heese) A.Berger
Cephalocereus strausii (Heese) Houghton
Cereus strausii (Heese) Vaupel
Cleistocactus nivosus Borg
Demnosa strausii (Heese) Frič
Denmoza strausii (Heese) Frič
Echinopsis nothostrausii Anceschi & Magli
Pilocereus strausii Heese
Pilocereus strausii f. cristatus Dörfl.

Photos

Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ken Bosma from Green Valley, Arizona, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Gäbler, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dornenwolf from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Unuaiga, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.