Biology:Austrocylindropuntia vestita
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Short description: Species of cactus
| Austrocylindropuntia vestita | |
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| Astrocylindropuntia vestita | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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| Synonyms[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" (in en). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152406A121473703.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/152406/121473703. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128961-1.
- ↑ "Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.". https://llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACTI/Family/Cactaceae/4067/Austrocylindropuntia_vestita/.
Wikidata ☰ Q783873 entry
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