Haageocereus repens

Haageocereus repens is a species of cactus in the genus Haageocereus, found in Peru.

Description

Haageocereus decumbens grows spread out or ascending and often forms richly branched groups with slender shoots that reach1-2 meters and with a diameters of up to. There are about 18 to 20 low ribs. The one or two yellow to brown central spines are long. The 25 to 40 and more needle-like yellowish radial spines have a length of. The white flowers reach a diameter of and a length of up to. Fruits are ovoid.

Description

Plants are found growing in the desert South of the city of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru at elevations of 50 to 300 meters.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Backeberg and Rauh in 1957.