Cactaceae

Austrocylindropuntia exaltata (A.Berger) Backeb.

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Austrocylindropuntia

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Austrocylindropuntia exaltata: A close view of the flower, from near the Peruvian village of Ocros. In context at www.dixpix.ca/sth_cordillera/flora/cacti_big/index.html — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Austrocylindropuntia subulata subsp. exaltata (A.Berger) D.R.Hunt
Cylindropuntia exaltata (A.Berger) Backeb.
Opuntia exaltata A.Berger
Opuntia subulata var. exaltata (A.Berger) G.D.Rowley

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fabio Lo Valvo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.