Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Pilosocereus lanuginosus group

• Pilosocereus lanuginosus (L.) Byles & G.D.Rowley: (subsp. lanuginosus) Spines 8-12, differentiated into radials and centrals, rigid; flowers 5-6 cm long.
• Pilosocereus lanuginosus subs. colombianus (Rose) Guiggi: spines 10-25, blackish, acicular to subulate, Flowers pinkish-white, fruits pulp red. Distribution:
• Pilosocereus lanuginosus subs. moritzianus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Guiggi: Stem dark green, spines 6-12, subulate, brownish.
• Pilosocereus lanuginosus subs. tillianus (R.Gruber & Schatzl) Guiggi: Spines 20-25, not differentiated into radials and centrals, flexible, flowers 3-3.5 cm long. Distribution: Lagunillas, Merida state, Venezuela.