Maihueniopsis ovata
Maihueniopsis ovata
Maihueniopsis ovata (Pfeiff.) 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 AGWSJ, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, AGW, CLCMA, CLC, CLCBI, AGWTU, AGWSL, CLCOH, SOUTHERNAMERICA, CLCVA, AGW_JU; C. Chile to Argentina (Mendoza, San Juan).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, subalpine or subarctic.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. "Maihueniopsis ovata (Pfeiff.) F.Ritter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:908118-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Maihueniopsis ovata". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282416 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
C. Chile to Argentina (Mendoza, San Juan)
Automatically collected source range/note: AGW_SJ, SOUTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, AGW, CLC_MA, CLC, CLC_BI, AGW_TU, AGW_SL, CLC_OH, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, CLC_VA, AGW_JU; C. Chile to Argentina (Mendoza, San Juan).