Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (79).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (77).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (80).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (72).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (83).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (73).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (84).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (82).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (85).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (75).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (81).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (86).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (74).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (78).JPG
Pterocactus tuberosus--Argentina. Hwy 150, S of Ischigualasto. 7 Feb 2018. DSC09263 (76).JPG
Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Argentina, San Juan, Jachal (San Agustin del Valle Fertil)
-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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Pterocactus
Specific Epithet
tuberosus
Authorship
(Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
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%
