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Opuntia paediophila A.Cast.
Lilloa xxiii. 7 (1950).
Family: CACTACEAE

= Tephrocactus aoracanthus var. paediophilus (A.Cast.) J.G.Lamb.
Cact. d'Argentine ed. 2 297. 1997 1998 as 'comb. nov.' but without basionym author and basionym ref. J.G.Lamb.

Accepted Scientific Name: Tephrocactus aoracanthus (Lem.) Lem.
Cactées Cact. 89 (1868)

Opuntia paediophila (Tephrocactus aoracanthus var. paediophilus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Tephrocactus aoracanthus (Lem.) Lem.
Cactées Cact. 89 (1868)
Synonymy: 10
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Tephrocactus aoracanthus group

  • Tephrocactus aoracanthus (Lem.) Lem.: has 7-8 spines, fierce, very unequal, erect or spreading, slightly flexible to somewhat rigid, 1-10(-15) cm long. Distribution: Argentina (San Juan, La Rioja and Mendoza )
  • Tephrocactus aoracanthus var. paediophilus (A.Cast.) J.G.Lamb.: has very long spines (as much as 30 cm long), papery but still sharp. Distribution: Argentina (La Rioja and Mendoza).

18308 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Opuntia paediophila (Tephrocactus aoracanthus var. paediophilus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Opuntia paediophila (Tephrocactus aoracanthus var. paediophilus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

18306 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Opuntia paediophila (Tephrocactus aoracanthus var. paediophilus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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