Maihueniopsis darwinii

Maihueniopsis darwinii

Maihueniopsis darwinii (Hensl.) F.Ritter is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Maihueniopsis.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is SOUTHERNAMERICA, AGSTF, AGSSC, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, CLSLL, AGSRN, AGSNE, AGS, AGSCB, CLS, CLSAI, CLS_MG; S. Chile to 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. "Maihueniopsis darwinii (Hensl.) F.Ritter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149471-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Maihueniopsis darwinii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282490
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Native Habitat

S. Chile to S. Argentina

Automatically collected source range/note: SOUTHERN_AMERICA, AGS_TF, AGS_SC, SOUTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, CLS_LL, AGS_RN, AGS_NE, AGS, AGS_CB, CLS, CLS_AI, CLS_MG; S. Chile to S. Argentina.