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Maihueniopsis leoncito

Maihueniopsis leoncito

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Source-backed classification draft for Maihueniopsis leoncito.

Scientific taxonomy article

Maihueniopsis leoncito

Maihueniopsis leoncito (Werderm.) F.Ritter ex P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is CLNAT, CLNAN, CLNTA, CLN, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, SOUTHERNAMERICA; N. Chile.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. "Maihueniopsis leoncito (Werderm.) F.Ritter ex P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77194980-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Maihueniopsis leoncito". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/10988144 ↩

Plants In This Group

Maihueniopsis leoncito

Maihueniopsis leoncito

Maihueniopsis leoncito

Maihueniopsis leoncito is an extremely resilient, high altitude Andean cactus species belonging to the family Cactaceae . Adapted to survive severe alpine conditions, this succulent subshrub forms dense, heavily spined cushions that thrive in arid, windswept environments.