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Opuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck) Salm-Dyck in Otto & A.Dietr.
Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 13: 888. 1845
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Austrocylindropuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter
Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1244 (1981)

Opuntia floccosa (Austrocylindropuntia floccosa) Photo by: Diego Armentano

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter
Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1244 (1981)
Synonymy: 26
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Polar Bear Cactus, Wool cactus, Living snow
GERMAN (Deutsch): Eisbärkaktus
SPANISH (Español): Huaraco

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Austrocylindropuntia floccosa group



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