Kingdom Plantae Family Cactaceae Scientific name Maihuenia Rank Genus | Order Caryophyllales Subfamily Maihuenioideae Higher classification Maihuenioideae | |
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Similar Cactus, Maihuenia poeppigii, Maihueniopsis, Grusonia, Maihuenia patagonica | ||
How we do it maihuenia
Maihuenia is a genus of cactus (family Cactaceae) and the sole genus of the subfamily Maihuenioideae, which is the smallest subfamily of the Cactaceae. The genus comprises two cushion-forming, mucilaginous species. They are found at high elevation habitats of Andean Argentina and Chile.
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Its name is the Latinized version of maihuén, a local Chilean name for these cacti.
Maihuenia garden plants
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