Maihuenia poeppigii

Maihuenia poeppigii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Genus:Maihuenia
Species: M. poeppigii
Binomial name
Maihuenia poeppigii
(Otto ex Pfeiffer) Phil. ex K. Schum
Synonyms[1]
  • Opuntia poeppigii

Maihuenia poepigii (Chilean: maihuén[2]) is a succulent cactus shrub native to Chile and Argentina. This cactus is notable as it can tolerate moisture[3] and cold.[4]

Its specific epithet poepigii commemorates Eduard Pöppig, a 19th-century German naturalist who explored South America.[5]

Description

This is a cactus species forming dense cushions often consisting of hundreds of individual segments. The plant's specific physical characteristics are listed below:

  • Leaves: Small and succulent.[3]
  • Flowers: Showy, large, satiny and lemon-yellow in color. It flowers in late spring.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Cactus Art Nursery. "Mauhenia poeppigii".
  2. ↑ B., Michail. "Maihuenia poeppigii". Chile Flora.
  3. 1 2 3 Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery. "Maihuenia poeppigii".
  4. ↑ Saul J. "Maihuenia poeppigii". Cacti of Patagonia.
  5. ↑ Lodé, Joël. M. poepigii (PDF). Le Fichier encyclopédique des Cactées & autres Succulentes (in French). Aix-en-Provence: Édisud. p. 2359.
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