Plants Wiki
Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii
Austrocilyndropuntia verschafeltii
A. verschaffeltii flower
Conservation status
Taxonomy
Kingdom

Plantae

(unranked)

Angiosperms

(unranked)

Eudicots

(unranked)

Core eudicots

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Subfamily

Opuntioideae

Tribe

Austrocylindropuntieae

Genus

Austrocylindropuntia

Species

A. verschaffeltii

Naming and discovery
Botanist

(Cels ex F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.

Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii is a species of cactus native to Bolivia and Argentina.

It is a shrub, growing up to 30 cm long, with stems up to 10 cm long which bear leaves up to 3 cm in length, and from 0-5 spines, each up to 5 cm long. It has red flowers that are 4 cm in width, followed by fruits with thorns.

External links[]