Accession Data

Tephrocactus bonnieae

Family: Cactaceae

Synonym(s): Puna bonnieae

Country of Origin: Argentina: DJF 319, Cuesta Loro Huasi

Description: Dwarf, geophytic cactus with tuberous roots. Native to high-altitude desert in northwest Argentina.

Accession Data

Accession #: 202400012

Accession Date: 2024-02-08 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2215

Quantity: 1

Source: Dylan Hannon

Provenance:

D.J.Ferguson 319, Cuesta Loro Huasi, Catamarca, Argentina, elevation ca. 2000 M. Cutting from Dylan Hannon, Huntington B.G.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: core eudicots

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Cactaceae

SubFamily: Opuntioideae

Tribe: Tephrocacteae

References

    Kew Plants of the World Online accessed Feb. 8, 2024

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Tephrocactus bonnieae