Family Cactaceae Tribe Pterocacteae | Rank Genus | |
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Similar Maihuenia, Maihueniopsis, Tephrocactus, Austrocactus, Grusonia |
Pterocactus (from Greek pteron, "wing", referring to the saucer-shaped seed of these plants) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), comprising 9 species. All Pterocactus have tuberous roots and are endemic to South and Western Argentina. The genus has been given its own tribe, the Pterocacteae.

Pterocactus garden plants




References
Pterocactus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA