Haageocereus acranthus
A columnar, densely spined cactus of the dry western slopes and coastal hills of central Peru, around Lima and the valleys inland. It lives with almost no rain, getting moisture from winter coastal fog, so it wants strong sun, warm days, mild nights and a dry, cool winter rest in cultivation.
Where it grows wild
Rocky, open slopes and gravelly hillsides in the coastal desert and lower western Andean valleys, often within the reach of the winter fog belt. Little published beyond the genus pattern; profile built mainly from the measured records and climate.
Most records cluster from near sea level to roughly 2,500 m on the Pacific slope; a few higher sites reach about 3,000 m.
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