Family Cactaceae Tribe Austrocylindropuntieae Rank Species | Subfamily Opuntioideae | |
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Scientific name Austrocylindropuntia floccosa Similar Austrocylindropuntia lagopus, Austrocylindropuntia pachypus, Austrocylindropuntia, Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii, Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica | ||
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, also called waraqu (Aymara and Quechua for cactus, hispanicized spelling Huaraco) is found in the high plains of Northern Peru and Bolivia.
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Fences
Waraqu are cultivated for the use of planting them close together to make living fences.
Fruit
The Austrocylindropuntia floccosa fruit is edible.
References
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA