Maihuenia poeppigii
| Maihuenia poeppigii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Maihuenioideae |
| Genus: | Maihuenia |
| Species: | M. poeppigii |
| Binomial name | |
| Maihuenia poeppigii (Otto ex Pfeiffer) Phil. ex K. Schum | |
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Maihuenia poepigii (Chilean: maihuén[2]) is a succulent cactus shrub native to Chile and Argentina. This cactus is notable as it can tolerate moisture[3] and cold.[4]
Its specific epithet poepigii commemorates Eduard Pöppig, a 19th-century German naturalist who explored South America.[5]
Description
This is a cactus species forming dense cushions often consisting of hundreds of individual segments. The plant's specific physical characteristics are listed below:
- Leaves: Small and succulent.[3]
References
- 1 2 Cactus Art Nursery. "Mauhenia poeppigii".
- ↑ B., Michail. "Maihuenia poeppigii". Chile Flora.
- 1 2 3 Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery. "Maihuenia poeppigii".
- ↑ Saul J. "Maihuenia poeppigii". Cacti of Patagonia.
- ↑ Lodé, Joël. M. poepigii (PDF). Le Fichier encyclopédique des Cactées & autres Succulentes (in French) (Aix-en-Provence: Édisud). p. 2359.
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