Species

Cactus sylvestris

Cactus sylvestris

Cactus sylvestris

Cactus sylvestris Lancry is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

POWO records the plant context as Unknown, Unknown.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. "Cactus sylvestris Lancry". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77340667-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cactus sylvestris". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/8708816

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What is Cactus sylvestris?
Cactus sylvestris is a species-level taxonomy entry identified by the scientific name Cactus sylvestris.
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