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Pterocactus
Pterocactus (from Greek pteron, "wing", referring to the saucer-shaped seed of these plants) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), comprising 9 species. All Pterocactus have tuberous roots and are endemic to South and Western Argentina. The genus has been given its own tribe, the Pterocacteae. A molecular phylogenetic analysis placed the genus in the tribe Tephrocacteae.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pterocactus tuberosus
speciesPterocactus tuberosus
Pterocactus australis
speciesPterocactus australis
Pterocactus hickenii
speciesPterocactus hickenii
Pterocactus skottsbergii
speciesPterocactus skottsbergii
Pterocactus fischeri
speciesPterocactus fischeri
Pterocactus valentini
speciesPterocactus valentini
Pterocactus neuquensis
speciesPterocactus neuquensis
Pterocactus reticulatus
speciesPterocactus reticulatus
Pterocactus megliolii
speciesPterocactus megliolii
Pterocactus gonjianii
speciesPterocactus gonjianii
Pterocactus araucanus
speciesPterocactus araucanus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 429168.