Spiny Snake Cactus

Harrisia tortuosa

Harrisia tortuosa (J.Forbes) 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 Harrisia.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, BZC, QLD, BZCMS, BZCDF, BZCGO, AGEMI, QLDQU, AGEER, AGELP, BRAZIL, AGEDF; Bolivia to W. Uruguay.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. "Harrisia tortuosa (J.Forbes) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:118008-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Harrisia tortuosa". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7280999
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Native Habitat

Bolivia to W. Uruguay

Automatically collected source range/note: SOUTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, BZC, QLD, BZC_MS, BZC_DF, BZC_GO, AGE_MI, QLD_QU, AGE_ER, AGE_LP, BRAZIL, AGE_DF; Bolivia to W. Uruguay.