Native to Peru. The flowers of Cleistocactus pugens hardly open, with only the style and stigma protruding

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A macro side view of a single pink flower, surrounded by a tangle of long, brown spines

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Size: 4492px × 3292px
Location: Spain
Photo credit: © Ian Lycett-King / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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