Gymnocalycium gibbosum
Gymnocalycium gibbosum
Gymnocalycium gibbosum
Gymnocalycium gibbosum (Haw.) Pfeiff. ex Mittler is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Gymnocalycium.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is AGWSJ, AGSTF, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, AGW, AGSNE, AGWTU, AGWJU, AGEMI, AGWSA, AGWSE, AGEER, AGELP; Argentina.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. "Gymnocalycium gibbosum (Haw.) Pfeiff. ex Mittler". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1016851-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Gymnocalycium gibbosum". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/10806578 ↩
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