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Malacocarpus patagonicus (F.A.C.Weber ex Speg.) Britton & Rose

Family: CACTACEAE

= Austrocactus patagonicus (F.A.C.Weber ex Speg.) Hosseus
Revista Centro Estud. Farm. ii. No. 6, repr. p. 24 (1926); cf. GrayHerb. Card Cat., Issue 130.

Accepted Scientific Name: Austrocactus bertinii (Cels ex Hérincq) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 44. 1922 [12 Oct 1922] Britton & Rose

Malacocarpus patagonicus (Austrocactus patagonicus) Photo by: Carolina González

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Austrocactus bertinii (Cels ex Hérincq) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 44. 1922 [12 Oct 1922]
Synonymy: 12
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Common Names include:
SPANISH (Español): Cacto patagónico (Chile)

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Austrocactus bertinii group

  • Austrocactus bertinii (Cels ex Hérincq) Britton & Rose: has often hooked spines and pinkish or yellowish flowers. It is extremely variable. Distribution: Argentina (Chubut, La Pampa, Neuquén, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz); Chile (Aisén)
  • Austrocactus gracilis Backeb.: has thinner stems of only 1-2 cm in diameter, mostly straight black central spines, lighter, forms with creamy-white or reddish spines has also known. Distribution: Neuquen and Rio Negro.
  • Austrocactus patagonicus (F.A.C.Weber ex Speg.) Hosseus: has more spines and whitish or pale rose flowers with some violet. Distribution: Chubut and Negro Rivers in Patagonian Argentina.

24213 agocs Agócs György
Rebutialand cactus collection Demjén, Hungary. (Austrocactus patagonicus) Photo by: Agócs György
26191 paolo Paolo Di Varena
Malacocarpus patagonicus (Austrocactus patagonicus) Photo by: Paolo Di Varena

23491 carolina Carolina González
Malacocarpus patagonicus (Austrocactus patagonicus) Photo by: Carolina González
29331 cpif Peiffer Clement
Malacocarpus patagonicus (Austrocactus patagonicus) Photo by: Peiffer Clement

23600 carolina Carolina González
In habitat. (Neuquén province, Argentina) (Austrocactus patagonicus) Photo by: Carolina González
23601 carolina Carolina González
In habitat. (Neuquén province, Argentina) (Austrocactus patagonicus) Photo by: Carolina González

24225 agocs Agócs György
Habit at Rebutialand cactus collection Demjén, Hungary. (Austrocactus patagonicus) Photo by: Agócs György
22146 Ilham Prof. Ilham Alakbarov
Malacocarpus patagonicus (Austrocactus patagonicus) Photo by: Prof. Ilham Alakbarov

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by Carolina González

by Carolina González

by Prof. Ilham Alakbarov
Fruit in habitat at Bajada Del Agrio, Neuquen, Argentina.
by Carolina González
Habit at Bajada Del Agrio, Neuquen, Argentina.
by Carolina González
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