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Pterocactus tuberosus

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(Redirected from Pterocactus kuntzei) Species of plant in the genus Pterocactus

Pterocactus tuberosus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Pterocactus
Species: P. tuberosus
Binomial name
Pterocactus tuberosus
(Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
Synonyms
  • Opuntia kuntzei (K.Schum.) Kiessling
  • Opuntia tuberosa Pfeiff.
  • Opuntia tuberosa var. spinosa Pfeiff.
  • Pterocactus kuntzei K.Schum.
  • Pterocactus tuberosus f. lelongii (Ruíz Leal ex R.Kiesling) R.Kiesling

Pterocactus tuberosus is a species of cactus in the genus Pterocactus, native to Argentina. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. ^ "Pterocactus tuberosus (Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. "Pterocactus tuberosus". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Pterocactus tuberosus
Opuntia tuberosa


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