Leucostele litoralis
A clumping columnar cactus of the central Chilean coast (formerly Echinopsis or Trichocereus chiloensis subsp. litoralis), growing on sea cliffs and coastal hills from about La Serena to the Maule region. It handles mild, foggy, Mediterranean conditions with winter rain and dry summers, and is tougher than most columnar cacti in cool climates.
Where it grows wild
Coastal rocky slopes, cliffs and matorral close to the sea, often in sea fog and salt spray, in full sun. Built from the measured sites and what is known of the chiloensis group.
Few records carry an elevation; the climate sites lie between near sea level and about 300 m.
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