Cactaceae

Austrocactus bertinii (J.F.Cels) Britton & Rose

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Austrocactus

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Austrocactus bertinii (Austrocactus bertinii) — FlowerPhoto: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 熊爪玉, 狼爪玉
Spanish: Cacto patagonico, Cacto patagónico

Synonyms

Austrocactus bertinii subsp. bertinii
Austrocactus dusenii (F.A.C.Weber ex Speg.) Speg.
Austrocactus patagonicus (F.A.C.Weber ex Speg.) Hosseus
Cereus bertinii J.F.Cels
Cereus dusenii F.A.C.Weber ex Speg.
Cereus patagonicus F.A.C.Weber ex Speg.
Echinocactus bertinii (J.F.Cels) A.Berger
Echinocereus bertinii (J.F.Cels) Walton
Malacocarpus bertinii (J.F.Cels) Hosseus
Malacocarpus dusenii (F.A.C.Weber ex Speg.) Hosseus
Malacocarpus patagonicus (F.A.C.Weber ex Speg.) Britton & Rose
Notocactus bertinii (J.F.Cels) W.T.Marshall
Notocactus patagonicus (F.A.C.Weber ex Speg.) W.T.Marshall

Flowers

In flower: October to November (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hugo Hulsberg, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hugo Hulsberg, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: veonatura, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nahuel Di Marco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fluchstabieren, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.