Maihueniopsis contains less than 20 species of South-American opuntia-related cacti. The name refers to the resemblance with the genus Maihuenia, to which it is not related.
Maihueniopsis is mat forming, with tuberous roots.
Species and varieties
Maihueniopsis archiconoidea
Maihueniopsis atacamensis
Maihueniopsis bonnieae
Maihueniopsis camachoi
Maihueniopsis clavarioides
Maihueniopsis colorea
Maihueniopsis crassispina
Maihueniopsis darwinii
Maihueniopsis domeykoensis
Maihueniopsis glomerata
Maihueniopsis grandiflora
Maihueniopsis minuta
Maihueniopsis nigrispina
Maihueniopsis ovata
Maihueniopsis rahmeri
Maihueniopsis subterranea
Maihueniopsis tarapacana
Maihueniopsis wagenknechtii
Maihueniopsis albomarginata synonym of Maihueniopsis darwinii
Maihueniopsis boliviana synonym of Cumulopuntia boliviana (Copana, Espina)
Maihueniopsis conoidea synonym of Maihueniopsis glomerata
Maihueniopsis cylindrica synonym of Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica
Maihueniopsis darwinii var. hickenii synonym of Maihueniopsis darwinii
Maihueniopsis exaltata synonym of Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Eve's Needle, Cane Cholla)
Maihueniopsis floccosa synonym of Austrocylindropuntia floccosa
Maihueniopsis hypogaea synonym of Maihueniopsis glomerata
Maihueniopsis lagopus synonym of Austrocylindropuntia lagopus
Maihueniopsis leoncito synonym of Maihueniopsis glomerata
Maihueniopsis leptoclada synonym of Maihueniopsis glomerata
Maihueniopsis mandragora synonym of Maihueniopsis minuta
Maihueniopsis miquelii synonym of Miqueliopuntia miquelii
Maihueniopsis molfinoi synonym of Maihueniopsis glomerata
Maihueniopsis molinensis synonym of Tephrocactus molinensis
Maihueniopsis neuquensis synonym of Maihueniopsis darwinii
Maihueniopsis ovallei synonym of Maihueniopsis glomerata
Maihueniopsis pachypus synonym of Austrocylindropuntia pachypus
Maihueniopsis pentlandii synonym of Cumulopuntia pentlandii
Maihueniopsis shaferi var. humahuacana synonym of Austrocylindropuntia shaferi
Maihueniopsis subulata synonym of Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Eve's Needle, Cane Cholla)
Maihueniopsis verschaffeltii synonym of Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii
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