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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