Taxon:  Tephrocactus verschaffeltii (Cels ex F. A. C. Weber) D. R. Hunt & Ritz



Summary
Genus:
Tephrocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Tephrocacteae
Nomen number:
464947
Place of publication:
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 25:27.  2011
Verified:
04/16/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Opuntia verschaffeltii Cels ex F. A. C. Weber

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii (Cels ex F. A. C. Weber) Backeb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Taylor, N. P. 2011. Review of Cactaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 20 May.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCatamarca Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucumán Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaChuquisaca Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaCochabamba Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaPotosí Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaTarija Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina also cult.Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Native
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Potosí, Tarija]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán]
Cultivated
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  2. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  3. Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Taylor, N. P. 2011. Review of Cactaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 20 May.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464947. Accessed 24 October 2026.