Austrocactus coxii

Austrocactus coxii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Notocacteae
Genus:	Austrocactus
Species:	A. coxii
Binomial name
Austrocactus coxii (K.Schum.) Backeb.

Austrocactus coxii is a plant species in the genus Austrocactus from the cactus family (Cactaceae), indigenous to southern Argentina and southern Chile. It grows as short columnar stems up to 5 cm diameter, reaching 60 cm in height, with 6-10 tuberculate ribs. Central spines are hard, straight or slightly hooked, light brown to whitish and up to 4 cm long. Thin spines are interwoven and range from 6 to 10 in number; each is up to 1 cm long. Its diurnal red flowers are up to 3.5 cm in diameter.

Synonyms

• Austrocactus intertextus
• Echinocactus coxii
• Echinocactus intertextus
• Malacocarpus coxii
• Malacocarpus intertextus

References

• GBIF entry
• CactiGuide entry
• Desert Tropicals entry