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Opuntia rauhii (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 6. 1958
Family: CACTACEAE

= Austrocylindropuntia lagopus f. rauhii (Backeb.) F.Ritter
Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1243 (1981), without basionym vol. or page

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

Opuntia rauhii (Austrocylindropuntia lagopus f. rauhii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
KK 393, Huancayo, Junin, Peru, Altitude: 4000m.

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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


10620 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Opuntia rauhii (Austrocylindropuntia lagopus f. rauhii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
10621 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Opuntia rauhii (Austrocylindropuntia lagopus f. rauhii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

10622 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Opuntia rauhii (Austrocylindropuntia lagopus f. rauhii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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