Austrocylindropuntia floccosa

(Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter

Cactaceae

+ Synonyms

Andinopuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck) Guiggi

Austrocylindropuntia hirschii (Backeb.) E.F.Anderson

Austrocylindropuntia machacana F.Ritter

Austrocylindropuntia punta-caillan (Rauh & Backeb.) E.F.Anderson

Austrocylindropuntia tephrocactoides Rauh & Backeb.

Austrocylindropuntia yanganucensis (Rauh & Backeb.) E.F.Anderson

Cylindropuntia tephrocactoides Rauh & Backeb.

Opuntia atroviridis Werderm. & Backeb.

Opuntia blancii (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley

Opuntia crispicrinita (Rauh & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley

Opuntia cylindrolanata (Rauh & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley

Opuntia floccosa Salm-Dyck

Opuntia hempeliana K.Schum.

Opuntia hirschii (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley

Opuntia lagopus aureopenicillata (Rauh & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley

Opuntia pseudoudonis (Rauh & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley

Opuntia punta-caillan (Rauh & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley

Opuntia rauhii (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley

Opuntia tephrocactoides (Rauh & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley

Opuntia udonis Weing.

Opuntia verticosa Weing.

Opuntia yanganucensis (Rauh & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley

Tephrocactus atroviridis (Werderm. & Backeb.) Backeb.

Tephrocactus blancii Backeb.

Tephrocactus crispicrinitus Rauh & Backeb.

Tephrocactus cylindrolanatus Rauh & Backeb.

Tephrocactus floccosus (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.

Tephrocactus hirschii Backeb.

Tephrocactus lagopus aureopenicillatus Rauh & Backeb.

Tephrocactus pseudoudonis Rauh & Backeb.

Tephrocactus punta-caillan Rauh & Backeb.

Tephrocactus rauhii Backeb.

Tephrocactus udonis (Weing.) Backeb.

Tephrocactus verticosus (Weing.) Backeb.

Tephrocactus yanganucensis Rauh & Backeb.

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General Information

Austrocylindropuntia floccosa is a spiny, succulent, densely-branched cactus with segmented stems. A low-growing plant, it forms a broad mat or compact cushion. Individual stem segments are usually cylindrical, up to 15cm long[

1987

Title: The Cactus Family
Publication
Author: Anderson E.F.
Publisher: Timber Press; Portland, Oregon
Year: 2001
ISBN: 0-88192-498-9
Description: An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..

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The fruit has been harvested as a food in the past, though no records of current use have been seen.
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa is abundant and widespread. It occurs in at least one protected area, and is currently not exposed to any threat. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[

338

Title: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
Author
Website: http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.

Known Hazards

The plant has numerous minutely barbed glochids - these are barbed spines that are usually small to minute and are very sharp and brittle. The glochids are very easily dislodged when the plant is touched and can penetrate the skin where, because of their barbs, they become stuck and are very difficult to see and remove. They can cause considerable irritation and discomfort[

200

Title: The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
Author: Huxley. A.
Publisher: MacMillan Press
Year: 1992
ISBN: 0-333-47494-5
Description: Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

1999

Title: A natural history of the Sonoran Desert
Publication
Author: Phillips S.J. & Comus P.W.
Publisher: University of California Press; Los Angeles, California
Year: 2000
ISBN: 0-520-22029-3
Description

Botanical References

1987

Title: The Cactus Family
Publication
Author: Anderson E.F.
Publisher: Timber Press; Portland, Oregon
Year: 2001
ISBN: 0-88192-498-9
Description: An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..

Range

S. America - Bolivia, Peru

Habitat

; at elevations from 3,500 - 4,300 metres[

338

Title: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
Author
Website: http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.

Properties

Conservation Status	Least Concern
Edibility Rating
Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	0.15 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[

338

Title: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
Author
Website: http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.

1987

Title: The Cactus Family
Publication
Author: Anderson E.F.
Publisher: Timber Press; Portland, Oregon
Year: 2001
ISBN: 0-88192-498-9
Description: An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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