ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Maihuenia patagonica

Name author: (Phil.) Britton & Rose

A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Maihuenia
Species: Maihuenia patagonica
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1919

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Maihuenia patagonica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

13 synonyms in this snapshot

Maihuenia albolanataName author: F.Ritter
Maihuenia albolanata f. viridulispinaName author: F.Ritter
Maihuenia andicolaName author: Comber
Maihuenia brachydelphysName author: K.Schum.
Maihuenia cumulataName author: F.Ritter
Maihuenia latispinaName author: F.Ritter
Maihuenia patagonicaName author: (Phil.) Speg.
Maihuenia tehuelchesName author: Speg.
Maihuenia valentiniName author: Speg.
Maihuenia valentiniiName author: Speg.
Opuntia brachydelphysName author: (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
Opuntia patagonicaName author: Phil.
Opuntia patagonicaName author: Phil.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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