Austrocylindropuntia vestita
| Austrocylindropuntia vestita | |
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| Astrocylindropuntia vestita | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Austrocylindropuntia |
| Species: | A. vestita
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| Binomial name | |
| Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.[2]
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Austrocylindropuntia vestita, also known as old man opuntia, cotton pole and cotton coral cactus,[3] is a species of Austrocylindropuntia that grows in high altitude grasslands on rocky soils in northwest Argentina and Bolivia. It is a slender columnar green cacti covered with white hairs.
References
- ^ Kiesling, R., Lowry, M. & Ortega-Baes, P. 2017. Austrocylindropuntia vestita (amended version of 2013 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017<www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 8 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ^ "Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb".