Espostoa melanostele is a species of long-lived, slow-growing flowering plant in the family Cactaceae.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Espostoa melanostele 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
- Espostoa lanata
- Cleistocactus strausii
- Cephalocereus senilis
- Haageocereus pseudomelanostele
- Oreocereus celsianus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Espostoa
- Species
- Espostoa melanostele
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