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Cacto patagonico (Austrocactus bertinii)

Description

It is a branched cactus with stems up to 50 cm long and 8 cm in diameter; It has 9 to 12 ribs with tubers and 1 to 4 central spines up to 4 cm long and 6 to 10 radial. The flowers are pale pink up to 4 cm in diameter.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Cactaceae

              • Genus: Austrocactus