Austrocactus elegans

Austrocactus elegans Böhnert is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.¹

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is CLCBI, AGSNE, CLCCO, AGWSE, AGSRN, AGWCA, AGWSA, AGSCB, AGSTF, AGS, AGWTU, AGW_SL; Chile (Maule) to Argentina (Mendoza, Neuquén).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. "Austrocactus elegans Böhnert". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77363680-1 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Austrocactus elegans". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282349 ↩