Austrocactus philippii

Austrocactus philippii

Austrocactus philippii (Regel & Schmidt) Buxb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Austrocactus.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is CLCBI, AGWTU, AGWSL, CLCCO, AGWSE, CLCLA, CLC, CLCMA, CLCSA, AGW, AGWLR, AGWME; C. Chile to Argentina (Mendoza).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, subtropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Austrocactus philippii (Regel & Schmidt) Buxb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:27094-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Austrocactus philippii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3959821
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Native Habitat

C. Chile to Argentina (Mendoza)

Automatically collected source range/note: CLC_BI, AGW_TU, AGW_SL, CLC_CO, AGW_SE, CLC_LA, CLC, CLC_MA, CLC_SA, AGW, AGW_LR, AGW_ME; C. Chile to Argentina (Mendoza).