Austrocylindropuntia vestita | |
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Conservation status | |
Taxonomy | |
Kingdom | |
(unranked) |
Angiosperms |
(unranked) |
Eudicots |
(unranked) |
Core eudicots |
Order |
Caryophyllales |
Family |
Cactaceae |
Subfamily |
Opuntioideae |
Genus | |
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.