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Tephrocactus geometricus
Tephrocactus alexanderi
About
Tephrocactus alexanderi, also known as Tephrocactus geometricus, is a species of cactus under the genus Tephrocactus. It is also classified under the subfamily Opuntioideae. It is native to Argentina Catamarca and close to the Bolivian border, where it is exposed to extreme heat and an arid climate. T. geometricus receives its name from the Greek word γεωμετρία (geometria), meaning geometry.
- Family
- Cactaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Tephrocactus alexanderi
- Slug
- tephrocactus-alexanderi
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Tephrocactus
- Species
- alexanderi
- Wikidata QID
- Q2404136
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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