Leucostele deserticola

Leucostele deserticola (Werderm.) Schlumpb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.¹

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is CLNAN, CLNTA, CLCBI, CLCCO, CLN, CLCLA, CLC, CLCMA, CLNAT, CLCSA, CLCVA, SOUTHERNSOUTH_AMERICA; Chile (Antofagasta to Coquimbo).¹

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, 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. "Leucostele deserticola (Werderm.) Schlumpb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77122514-1 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Leucostele deserticola". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/10908130 ↩