Home Page

Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii

Scientific Name: Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii (Cels ex F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.
Synonym: Austrocylindropuntia haematacantha, Austrocylindropuntia hypsophila, Austrocylindropuntia inarmata, Austrocylindropuntia steiniana, Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii var. hypsophila , Cylindropuntia haematacantha, Cylindropuntia hypsophila, Cylindropuntia verschaffeltii, Maihueniopsis verschaffeltii, Opuntia digitalis, Opuntia hypsophila, Opuntia posnanskyana, Opuntia steiniana, Opuntia verschaffelti var. digitalis , Opuntia verschaffeltii var. hypsophila , Opuntia verschaffeltii
Family: Cactaceae

As Opuntia verschaffeltii from Britton and Rose's The Cactaceae

Heat Tolerance: Does not like excess heat

Origin: Bolivia (La Paz) to Argentina (Catamarca)

Growth Habits: Shrubby cactus, up to 12 inches tall (30 cm); stems up to 4 inches long (10 cm); persistant leaves up to 1.2 inches long (3 cm); 0 to 5 spines, up to 2 inches long (5 cm);

Blooming Habits:
Red flowers, up to 1.6 inches long (4 cm), followed by spineless fruits

List of All the Plants | More in the Cactaceae family

Desert-Tropicals is dedicated to provide gardening advice, gardening ideas, and information about flower of all kind for landscape and collections.We try to check carefully the identification of the plants on the illustrations as well as the other information from the page, but occasionally errors do occur. if you notice anything that needs to be changed please contact us.Thanks.