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Tephrocactus subterraneus (R.E.Fr.) Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 110. 1936 [12 Feb 1936]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Maihueniopsis subterranea (R.E.Fr.) E.F.Anderson
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 325. 1999 [24 Nov 1999]

Tephrocactus subterraneus (Maihueniopsis subterranea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Maihueniopsis subterranea (R.E.Fr.) E.F.Anderson
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 325. 1999 [24 Nov 1999]
Synonymy: 11
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Maihueniopsis subterranea group

  • Maihueniopsis subterranea (R.E.Fr.) E.F.Anderson: Small plant with very tuberous root and grayish-green, to brownish segments usually around 15-18 mm in diameter and 2-4 cm tall. It is very variable. Distribution: Northwest of Argentina and province of Jujuy to Potosí, Bolivia.
  • Maihueniopsis subterranea subs. pulcherrima (Halda & Horáček) M.Lowry: has greener and thinner stems, forms large clumps with more than 100 heads and has a larger (4-6 cm) red or sometimes violet flower. Distribution: Chuquisaca, Bolivia.

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Tephrocactus subterraneus (Maihueniopsis subterranea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Tephrocactus subterraneus (Maihueniopsis subterranea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Flower up to 3 cm range from brown to whitish. (Maihueniopsis subterranea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Tephrocactus subterraneus (Maihueniopsis subterranea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Tephrocactus subterraneus (Maihueniopsis subterranea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Sometime it produces flowers from the areoles on the hypantium of another flower. In the photo a chain of three flower. (Maihueniopsis subterranea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Tephrocactus subterraneus (Maihueniopsis subterranea) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Tephrocactus subterraneus (Maihueniopsis subterranea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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