Austrocylindropuntia floccosa
| Austrocylindropuntia floccosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Opuntioideae |
| Tribe: | Austrocylindropuntieae |
| Genus: | Austrocylindropuntia |
| Species: | A. floccosa |
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Austrocylindropuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter |
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Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, also called waraqu (Aymara and Quechua for cactus, hispanicized spelling Huaraco) is found in the high plains of Northern Peru and Bolivia.
Waraqu are cultivated for the use of planting them close together to make living fences.
The Austrocylindropuntia floccosa fruit is edible.
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