Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cleistocactus baumannii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cleistocactus baumannii is a spiny, evergreen, succulent, shrubby cactus that branches basally to produce several erect to arching stems; it can grow 2 metres or more long, the stems are around 25 - 35mm in diameter[ 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. Cleistocactus baumannii is widely distributed and locally abundant, being favoured by anthropogenic activities. There are no major threats affecting it, and it also occurs in many protected areas. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Argentina, Paraguay, southeast Bolivia, western Brazil

HabitatIn the understorey of both dense and open forests, along forest edges, scrubland, growing in rocky areas and open sites in both sandy and clayey soils; at elevations from 10 - 1,000 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].