Chaco Torch Cactus

Cleistocactus baumannii is a species of Cleistocactus found in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Brazil.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Chaco Torch 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 smaragdiflorus
• Cleistocactus samaipatanus
• Nyctocereus serpentinus
• Arrojadoa rhodantha
• Corryocactus erectus
• Borzicactus sepium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Cleistocactus

Species

Cleistocactus baumannii

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