Tephrocactus

Tephrocactus (from Greek tephra, "ash", referring to the color of these plants' epidermis) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae). ==Species== Species of the genus Tephrocactus according to Plants of the World Online as of October 2025:

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile North

Observations recorded1,518

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 5
With media: 4
Family: Cactaceae
Collections: NY, F, ASU, TEX, RSA
Recorded in: Peru, Perú, United States, Argentina

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Image: Tephrocactus articulatus 3.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Tephrocactus
taxon name: Tephrocactus
topic's main category: Category:Tephrocactus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=16733
taxon common name: 武士掌属

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{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- | ||Tephrocactus abditus || Argentina (Salta) |- |120px ||Tephrocactus alexanderi ||Argentina. |- |120px ||Tephrocactus aoracanthus || Argentina. |- |120px ||Tephrocactus articulatus || Argentina. |- |120px ||Tephrocactus bonnieae ||Argentina (Catamarca) |- |120px||Tephrocactus molinensis ||Argentina (Salta) |- |120px ||Tephrocactus nigrispinus ||Argentina, Bolivia, Chile |- | ||Tephrocactus recurvatus ||Argentina (San Juan) |- | ||Tephrocactus verschaffeltii ||Argentina, Bolivia |- |120px ||Tephrocactus weberi ||Argentina (Salta). |- |}

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