Corryocactus brevistylus
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| taxon = Corryocactus brevistylus
| authority = (K. Schum. ex Vaupel) Britton & Rose 1920
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Corryocactus brevistylus or is a species of columnar cactus found in Peru.{{cite web | title=Name - Corryocactus brevistylus Cárdenas | website=Tropicos | date=2019-08-04 | url=http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/5100706?langid=66 | access-date=2019-08-04}} It is most noteworthy for its exceptionally long and formidable spines, up to {{convert|10|in|cm|abbr=off|sp=us|spell=in}} in length.{{cite book | last= Backeberg | first= C. | date= 1977 | title= Cactus Lexicon | location= Poole and Dorset, England | publisher= Blandford Press | page= 340 }}
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- {{Commons category-inline|Corryocactus brevistylus|Corryocactus brevistylus}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Corryocactus brevistylus|Corryocactus brevistylus}}
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