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Cumulopuntia pentlandii

Cumulopuntia pentlandii

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Source-backed classification draft for Cumulopuntia pentlandii.

Scientific taxonomy article

Cumulopuntia pentlandii

Cumulopuntia pentlandii (Salm-Dyck) 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 Cumulopuntia.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is BOLOO, CLNAN, CLNTA, AGWTU, AGWSL, AGWSE, CLN, PER, CLNAT, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, PEROO, AGW; Peru to NW. Argentina.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.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. "Cumulopuntia pentlandii (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:908040-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cumulopuntia pentlandii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282985 ↩

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Cumulopuntia pentlandii

Cumulopuntia pentlandii

Cumulopuntia pentlandii

Cumulopuntia pentlandii is a low growing, cushion forming succulent subshrub belonging to the family Cactaceae. It is native to the harsh, high altitude environments of the Andes, where it forms dense, defensive mounds .