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Austrocactus coxii
About
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.
- Family
- Cactaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Austrocactus coxii
- Slug
- austrocactus-coxii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Austrocactus
- Species
- coxii
- Wikidata QID
- Q289251
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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