Austrocylindropuntia salmiana


Scientific Name: Austrocylindropuntia salmiana (Parm ex Pfeiff.) Backeb.
Synonym: Austrocylindropuntia albiflora, Austrocylindropuntia ipatiana, Austrocylindropuntia salmiana var. albiflora , Austrocylindropuntia salmiana, Cylindropuntia salmiana, Opuntia albiflora, Opuntia ipatiana, Opuntia salmiana var. albiflora , Opuntia salmiana, Opuntia spegazzinii, Platyopuntia salmiana
Family: Cactaceae
(Austrocylindropuntia salmiana)
As Opuntia salmiana in Britton and Rose's The Cactaceae

Origin: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay

Growth Habits: Shrubby cactus, up to 6.5 feet tall (2 m); cylindrical stem segments, 8 inches long (20 cm), 0.6 inches in diameter (1.5 cm); yellow glochids; spines generally absent;

(Austrocylindropuntia salmiana)
As Opuntia salmiana in Britton and Rose's The Cactaceae


(Austrocylindropuntia salmiana)
As Opuntia salmiana at the HBG (HBG 18365)

Blooming Habits:
Light yellow or light pink flower, often with a darker pink midstrip, up to 1.4 inches in diameter (3.5 cm)


 

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