Publication: Kakteen-Freunde Kakteen-Freunde 3: 121. November. 1934 as Straussii²Cactus Journ. (British), 3: 25. December, 1934 [as Straussii]²Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-A.B.C., 190. 1935
From llifle page Cleistocactus nivosus
Origin and Habitat
Bolivian Andes.
Cultivation and Propagation
This is belived to be a snow white form of Cleistocactus strausii, but with a shorter stem up to 50 cm tall, 4-6 cm thick.
Source: Cleistocactus nivosus, LLIFLE - Encyclopedia of living forms, CC-BY-SA, retrieved 2026-10-25.