The unexpected thing about the deformed cactus, worth billions of dong

Few people suspected that only a small cactus had such great value. Recently, a cactus shop in New York sold a deformed cactus for $ 250,000 (5.7 billion).

In fact, this cactus with this ugly, ugly appearance is the rare plant Haageocereus tenuis, expected to become extinct by 2024.

This rare cacti Haageocereus tenuis is an ancient cactus , developed in a rare and separate way.

Cactus worth billions.

Haageocereus tenuis is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae. This species was first described scientifically by F. Ritter in 1981.

According to Business Insider, the cactus originated from northern Lima, Peru. Over the past 10 years, its population of 500 individual trees has decreased rapidly, leaving only 150 to the present. In the next 10 years, this variety may be completely extinct.

Preserving this rare cactus is a challenge for researchers, because information about it is still very vague, there is not much information such as growth conditions and how they grow.

Currently the cacti Haageocereus tenuis is being grown in a greenhouse in Los Angeles.