Cumulopuntia sphaerica

Common name: Pulskaye

Family: Cactaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Opuntia sphaerica</i> C.F.Forst., <i>Cumulopuntia berteroi</i> (Colla) F.Ritter

Country of Origin: Andes: Peru to central Chile

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Source: R Wallace

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Culture:

Cumulopuntia sphaerica is a xerophytic, summer-growing, species adapted to dry soils that, like many cacti of the Peruvian deserts, present some problems in cultivation. It is in fact somewhat rot prone if kept in a non ventilated place. ²

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: core eudicots
• Order: Caryophyllales
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• Family: Cactaceae
• SubFamily: Opuntioideae
• Tribe: Austrocylindropuntieae
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References:

1. Musial, Kathy; An Introduction to the Geography, Climate, and Flora of Chile; Pacific Horticulture, October 2011. Accessed 20 March 2015.
2. Cumulopuntia sphaerica at Encyclopedia of Cacti. Last accessed on Sunday, October 21, 2018.

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