Maihuenia poeppigii
Maihuenia poeppigii
Maihuenia poeppigii
Maihuenia poeppigii (Otto ex Pfeiff.) F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Maihuenia.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is AGSTF, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, CLCMA, CLC, CLCBI, AGSRN, AGSNE, AGSCB, SOUTHERNAMERICA, CLCOH, AGSSC, CLCVA; SC. Chile to Argentina (Neuquén).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, temperate.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. "Maihuenia poeppigii (Otto ex Pfeiff.) F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:134143-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Maihuenia poeppigii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3952375 ↩
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