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Morawetzia doelziana f. calva (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter
Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1366. 1981
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Oreocereus doelzianus subs. calvus (Rauh & Backeb.) Mottram
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 18. 2002 [Oct 2002]

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Oreocereus doelzianus (Backeb.) Borg
Cacti (Borg) 115 (1937); vide Gray Herb. Card Cat.
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Oreocereus doelzianus subs. calvus (Rauh & Backeb.) Mottram
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 18. 2002 [Oct 2002]
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Oreocereus doelzianus var. sericatus (F.Ritter) Lodé
Fichier Encycl. Cact. Autres Succ., Sér. 17: no. 1583 (1996)
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Oreocereus doelzianus var. sericatus f. cristata
Synonymy: 2
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Oreocereus doelziarius group

  • Oreocereus doelzianus (Backeb.) Borg: Cylindrical stems freely branching basally covered in white wool. Spines yellow to dark brown. Produces terminal cephalia with long white woolly hairs and whitish yellow bristles. Flowers borne from the cephalia, bluish carmine red. Distribution: central Peru.
  • Oreocereus doelzianus subs. calvus (Rauh & Backeb.) Mottram
  • Oreocereus doelzianus var. sericatus (F.Ritter) Lodé: Stems are covered in long, white, hair-like spines (which becomes more dense in strong light) to protect them from the mountain cold and hot sun. Hidden in this white down are long, needle-like spines straw-coloured.
  • Oreocereus doelzianus var. sericatus f. cristata: Attractive species that forms beautiful crest covered in long, white, hair-like spines (which becomes more dense in strong light)

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