Kingdom Plantae Family Cactaceae Tribe Notocacteae Scientific name Parodia herteri | Order Caryophyllales Subfamily Cactoideae Genus Parodia Rank Species | |
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Similar Echinocactus concinnus, Parodia nivosa, Parodia erinacea, Parodia mammulosa, Parodia schumanniana | ||
Parodia herteri is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is endemic to Brazil. It was named for botanist Wilhelm Herter. The first description was in 1936 as Echinocactus herteri by Erich Werdermann. It was described as Parodia herteri in 1987 by Nigel Paul Taylor.
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