| Author: | N. Lord Britton &
J.N. Rose, 1919
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| Family: |
CACTACEAE |
| Origin: |
Argentina |
| Soil: |
Grit |
| Water:
|
Minimum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
6
Centimetres |
| Height: |
1,5
Meter |
| Flower:
|
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Opontis tuberosa,
Pfeiff, 1837.
Pterocactus
decipiens.
Opuntia kuntzei, Kiessling.
Opuntia tuberosa var. spinosa, Pfeiff.
Pterocactus kuntzei, K.Schum.
Pterocactus tuberosus f. lelongii, R.Kiesling. |
This member of the Cactaceae family was given this name
by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose in
1919. It if found in Argentina, growing in grit or
well-drained soil with little water and some sun. The branches will reach
for one to two meters, the caudex can grow to six centimetres. The flowers are yellow, and it can be reproduced
by cuttings as well, which will form a caudex.
The genera name from Latin
ptero; 'winged' and cactus. The species name for the swollen
underground sterns.
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