Brasilicereus phaeacanthus
A slim, shrubby columnar cactus with dark spines from the caatinga and rocky scrub of Bahia and northern Minas Gerais. It grows hot and bright with a variable but distinct drier winter, and does best in a gritty mix with a reduced-water rest.
Where it grows wild
Rocky slopes, outcrops and sandy ground in caatinga and transitional dry forest, often growing up through shrubs.
Recorded from 179 to 910 m, median 300 m.
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