Cleistocactus winteri is a succulent of the family Cactaceae. Its common name is the golden rat tail. Cleistocactus colademononis, which has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, is sometimes considered to be a subspecies, Cleistocactus winteri subsp. colademono.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Golden Rat-tail Cactus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cleistocactus colademononis
- Cleistocactus samaipatanus
- Cleistocactus strausii
- Parodia lenninghausii
- Nyctocereus serpentinus
- Lobivia silvestrii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Cleistocactus
- Species
- Cleistocactus winteri
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