A clibing till the clouds, Campos do Quiriri in Joinville-SC Brazil

A beautiful  Dyckia sp
It lives at highs of 1450 meters and shows some reitzii similarities.

 

Here a rubra version  can be seen growing protected by Aechmeas.

 

The rubra one.

A very rare native eryngium ans its beautiful blue flowers.

One can compare the size here.

My walking stick does the trick.