

Maihuenia patagonica
Maihuenia patagonica
Maihuenia patagonica (Phil.) 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 Maihuenia.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is AGWSJ, AGSTF, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, AGW, CLSLL, AGSRN, AGSNE, AGSCB, AGWTU, CLSMG, AGWSL, SOUTHERNAMERICA; S. Chile to W. & S. Argentina.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, temperate.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. "Maihuenia patagonica (Phil.) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149464-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Maihuenia patagonica". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3952431 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
S. Chile to W. & S. Argentina
Automatically collected source range/note: AGW_SJ, AGS_TF, SOUTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, AGW, CLS_LL, AGS_RN, AGS_NE, AGS_CB, AGW_TU, CLS_MG, AGW_SL, SOUTHERN_AMERICA; S. Chile to W. & S. Argentina.