Pterocactus tuberosus (Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose belongs to the Cactaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (79).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Pterocactus
Specific Epithet
tuberosus
Authorship
(Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#334,532 of 335,497
Top 100%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Argentina, San Juan, Jachal
-30.150833, -67.971667
Location Remarks
RN 150, cercanía del Parque Nat. Prov. Ischiguasto. 1430m elev.
Collectors
Renée H. Fortunato, W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
