Frailea castanea
Frailea castanea
Frailea castanea Backeb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Frailea.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is AGECH, AGEER, AGEFO, AGEBA, BZSSC, URU, AGECO, BRAZIL, AGE, BZSRS, AGELP, BZS_PR; Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) to NE. Argentina.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
- Plants of the World Online. "Frailea castanea Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105526-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Frailea castanea". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7284155 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) to NE. Argentina
Automatically collected source range/note: AGE_CH, AGE_ER, AGE_FO, AGE_BA, BZS_SC, URU, AGE_CO, BRAZIL, AGE, BZS_RS, AGE_LP, BZS_PR; Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) to NE. Argentina.