Austrocactus spiniflorus
Austrocactus spiniflorus
Austrocactus spiniflorus
Austrocactus spiniflorus (Phil.) 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 Austrocactus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is CLCOH, SOUTHERNAMERICA, CLCVA, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, CLCSA, CLCMA, CLC, CLCBI, CLCCO, CLCLA; C. Chile.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, subtropical.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. "Austrocactus spiniflorus (Phil.) F.Ritter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:27095-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Austrocactus spiniflorus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3959832 ↩
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What is Austrocactus spiniflorus?
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