Neowerdermannia chilensis
Neowerdermannia chilensis
Neowerdermannia chilensis
Neowerdermannia chilensis Backeb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Neowerdermannia.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, CLNAT, CLNAN, CLNTA, PEROO, PER, CLN, SOUTHERNAMERICA, SOUTHERNSOUTH_AMERICA; Peru to 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
- Plants of the World Online. "Neowerdermannia chilensis Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:169161-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Neowerdermannia chilensis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282576 ↩
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