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Photographer: Fabricio Miranda
Cleistocactus sp. (Cactaceae). Con unos 200 generos y 2.500 especies, la familia de las cactaceas constituye la mas amplia del grupo de plantas suculentas. Los cactus son plantas xerofitas, mostrando tendencia a la reduccion de las superficies sometidas a transpiracion para disminuir al maximo la perdida de agua. |
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