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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Austrocactus patagonicus
Revista Centro Estud. Farm. ii. No. 6, repr. p. 24 (1926); cf. GrayHerb. Card Cat., Issue 130.
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Austrocactus patagonicus
Author
(F.A.C.Weber ex Speg.) Hosseus
Chinese genus
狼爪玉属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Plants offsetting, with several stems, 35 to 50 cm high.
Central Spines
1-4, yellowish brown to dark red-brown, stout, sometimes hooked, 3-4 cm long.
Flowers
Produced near the apex, typically whitish or pale rose with some violet, to 4 cm long (occasionally yellow or orange too).
Ribs
9-12 with distinct tubercles.
Stem
Columnar, to 8 cm in diameter.
Radial Spines
6-10, light colored, to 1,5 cm long.
Fruits
Globose, nearly dry.