Common name: Chupa Sangre, Siempre Verde, Yerba del Guanaco
Family: Cactaceae
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Country of Origin: Mendoza, Argentina
Description: Cushion plant with diminutive cylindrical leaves, taproot.
Uses:
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USDA Zone:
Source: Mesa Gardens (seed)
Provenance:
Malargue, Mendoza, Argentina
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Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Cactaceae
- SubFamily: Maihuenioideae
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References:
- Anderson, E.F., The Cactus Family, Timber Press 2001
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, July 12, 2016.
- Maihuenia patagonica in GBIF. Last accessed on Tuesday, July 12, 2016.
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