Tephrocactus

Tephrocactus (from Greek tephra, "ash", referring to the color of these plants' epidermis) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae).

Tephrocactus
Tephrocactus articulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Tephrocactus
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Species
  • Tephrocactus alexanderi
  • Tephrocactus aoracanthus
  • Tephrocactus articulatus
  • Tephrocactus atroviridis
  • Tephrocactus blancii
  • Tephrocactus dimorphus
  • Tephrocactus floccosus
  • Tephrocactus geometricus
  • Tephrocactus glomeratus
  • Tephrocactus lagopus
  • Tephrocactus molinensis
  • Tephrocactus ovatus
  • Tephrocactus pentlandii
  • Tephrocactus rauhii
  • Tephrocactus strobiliformis
  • Tephrocactus weberi
  • etc.

Images
  • Tephrocactus articulatus
  • Tephrocactus molinensis
  • Tephrocactus weberi

References

    Bibliography
    • G. G. Leyton-Boyce et J. Illiff : The subgenus Tephrocactus (of the genus Opuntia), Morden, 1973


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