Pterocactus tuberosus
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Pterocactus
- Species
- Pterocactus tuberosus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1919
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pterocactus tuberosus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
10 synonyms in this snapshot
- Opuntia kuntzeiName author: (K.Schum.) Kiessling
- Opuntia skottsbergiiName author: Britton & Rose
- Opuntia tuberosaName author: Pfeiff.
- Opuntia tuberosa var. spinosaName author: Pfeiff.
- Pterocactus decipiensName author: Gürke
- Pterocactus kuntzeiName author: K.Schum.
- Pterocactus kuntzei f. lelongiiName author: Ruiz Leal ex R.Kiesling
- Pterocactus kurtzeiName author: K.Schum.
- Pterocactus skottsbergiiName author: (Britton & Rose) Backeb.
- Pterocactus tuberosus f. lelongiiName author: (Ruiz Leal ex R.Kiesling) R.Kiesling
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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