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

  1. 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
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Maihuenia patagonica". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3952431
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Native Habitat

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.