Kiwi do cerrado

Description:

Popularly known as "Kiwi do cerrado" this species of cactus colors the Brazlian grasslands in the Espinhaço mountain range during the winter with its beautiful blue fruit.

Habitat:

This species grows in quartzitic rock outcrops in Brazilian campo rupestre vegetation (Taylor and Zappi 2004) in the Espinhaço mountain range.

Notes:

The species is endemic to central and north of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It occurs from 650 m -1,300 m (Taylor and Zappi 2004) and is sparsely distributed and not locally abundant.