Acanthocalycium leucanthum
Acanthocalycium leucanthum
Acanthocalycium leucanthum (Gillies ex Salm-Dyck) Schlumpb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Acanthocalycium.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is AGWSJ, AGWSL, SOUTHERNAMERICA, AGWJU, AGWME, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, AGW, AGWSA, AGWSE, AGWLR, AGWCA, AGWTU; NW. Argentina.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Acanthocalycium leucanthum (Gillies ex Salm-Dyck) Schlumpb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77122505-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Acanthocalycium leucanthum". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/10838720 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
NW. Argentina
Automatically collected source range/note: AGW_SJ, AGW_SL, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, AGW_JU, AGW_ME, SOUTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, AGW, AGW_SA, AGW_SE, AGW_LR, AGW_CA, AGW_TU; NW. Argentina.