Austrocylindropuntia vestita

Austrocylindropuntia vestita

Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is CPPEC, AGWSE, MORSP, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, BOL, CNY, CPP, CPPNC, AGWCA, AGWSA, MORMO, BOLOO; Bolivia to NW. Argentina.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, 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

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128961-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Austrocylindropuntia vestita". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282098
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Native Habitat

Bolivia to NW. Argentina

Automatically collected source range/note: CPP_EC, AGW_SE, MOR_SP, WESTERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, BOL, CNY, CPP, CPP_NC, AGW_CA, AGW_SA, MOR_MO, BOL_OO; Bolivia to NW. Argentina.