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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Austrocylindropuntia pachypus f. cristata
Austrocylindropuntia pachypus f. cristata
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Austrocylindropuntia pachypus f. cristata
Author
hort.
Chinese genus
南美圆柱仙人掌属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
The standard Austrocylindropuntia pachypusSN|4183]]SN|4183]] is a slow growing columnar cactus usually solitary. (Sometimes it will branch from the base). Up to 1 m tall segments up to 8 cm in diameter. The crested form is more common in cultivation than the normal columnar shaped form (which is also quite rare and esteemed by impassioned).