Cactaceae

Oreocereus fossulatus (Labour.) Backeb.

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Oreocereus

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Oreocereus fossulatus: Oreocereus pseudofossulatus (red form) grown in the Botanical Garden “Jardin de Cactus” in Guatiza, Teguise , Lanzarote, Canary Islands — Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Chinese: 白恐龙

Synonyms

Borzicactus fossulatus (Labour.) Kimnach
Cleistocactus fossulatus Mottram
Oreocereus pseudofossulatus D.R.Hunt
Pilocereus fossulatus Labour.

Photos

Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.