Austrocylindropuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, also called waraqu, is a cactus found on the high plains of northern Peru and Bolivia.
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter is also known as waraqu, a term meaning cactus in Aymara and Quechua; the Hispanicized spelling of this common name is Huaraco. This species occurs on the high plains of northern Peru and Bolivia.
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Stenocactus ochoterenianus Tiegel
Hatiora salicornoides (Haw.) Britton & Rose
Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw.
Mammillaria pottsii Scheer ex Salm-Dyck
Cochemiea schumannii (Hildm.) P.B.Breslin & Majure
Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A.Gray) F.M.Knuth
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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