Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb. is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
Austrocylindropuntia vestita is a white-haired columnar cactus native to high altitude grasslands of northwest Argentina and Bolivia.
Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb. has common names including old man opuntia, cotton pole, and cotton coral cactus. It is a species belonging to the genus Austrocylindropuntia. This cactus grows on rocky soils in high altitude grasslands of northwest Argentina and Bolivia. It is a slender, columnar green cactus covered in white hairs.
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Echinocereus brandegeei (J.M.Coult.) Schelle
Ferocactus wislizeni subsp. herrerae (J.G.Ortega) Pilbeam & Bowdery
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Opuntia aurea E.M.Baxter
Copiapoa cinerea (Phil.) Britton & Rose
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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