Maihuenia poeppigii
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Maihuenioideae |
| Genus: | Maihuenia |
| Species: | M. poeppigii |
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Maihuenia poeppigii (Otto ex Pfeiffer) Phil. ex K. Schum |
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Maihuenia poepigii (Chilean: maihuén) is a succulent cactus shrub native to Chile and Argentina. This cactus is notable as it can tolerate moisture and cold.
Its specific epithet poepigii commemorates Eduard Pöppig, a 19th-century German naturalist who explored South America.
This is a cactus species forming dense cushions often consisting of hundreds of individual segments. The plant's specific physical characteristics are listed below:
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