Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, also called waraqu (Aymara and Quechua for cactus,[1][2] Hispanicized spelling Huaraco) is found in the high plains of Northern Peru and Bolivia.
| Austrocylindropuntia floccosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Austrocylindropuntia |
| Species: | A. floccosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Austrocylindropuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter | |
Waraqu are cultivated for the use of planting them close together to make living fences.
The Austrocylindropuntia floccosa fruit is edible.[3]
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Austrocylindropuntia floccosa |
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| Opuntia floccosa |
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