Frailea gracillima

Frailea gracillima

Frailea gracillima (Monv. ex Lem.) Britton & Rose 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 BZSPR, BZSSC, PAROO, BZS, PAR, URU, BRAZIL, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, SOUTHERNAMERICA, URUOO, BZSRS; Paraguay to S. Brasil.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. "Frailea gracillima (Monv. ex Lem.) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105535-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Frailea gracillima". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7284066
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Paraguay to S. Brasil

Automatically collected source range/note: BZS_PR, BZS_SC, PAR_OO, BZS, PAR, URU, BRAZIL, SOUTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, URU_OO, BZS_RS; Paraguay to S. Brasil.