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Austrocylindropuntia vestita
Opuntia4 filtered
no. 5 & 6
Conservation status
Taxonomy
Kingdom

Plantae

(unranked)

Angiosperms

(unranked)

Eudicots

(unranked)

Core eudicots

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Subfamily

Opuntioideae

Genus

Austrocylindropuntia

Species

A. vestita

Naming and discovery
Botanist

(Salm-Dyck) Backeb.

Austrocylindropuntia vestita is a species of cactus in the Opuntioideae subfamily. It is native to South America in Argentina and Bolivia. It is commonly used as an ornamental plant.

It is a fleshy plant with cylindrical, green stems bearing red flowers.

Synonyms[]

  • Austrocylindropuntia chuquisacana (Cárdenas) F.Ritter
  • Austrocylindropuntia teres
  • Cylindropuntia teres (Cels ex F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.
  • Cylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
  • Maihueniopsis vestita
  • Opuntia chuquisacana Cárdenas
  • Opuntia heteromorpha Phil.
  • Opuntia teres Cels ex F.A.C.Weber
  • Opuntia vestita Salm-Dyck
  • Tephrocactus heteromorphus (Phil.) Backeb.

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