Tephrocactus alexanderi, also known as Tephrocactus geometricus, is a species of cactus under the genus Tephrocactus. It is also classified under the subfamily Opuntioideae. It is native to Argentina Catamarca (Angostura de Guanchim and Tinogasta) and close to the Bolivian border, where it is exposed to extreme heat and an arid climate. T. geometricus receives its name from the Greek word γεωμετρία (geometria), meaning geometry.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Tephrocactus alexanderi being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cumulopuntia leucophaea
- Tephrocactus aoracanthus
- Tephrocactus weberi
- Airampoa ayrampo
- Maihueniopsis glomerata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Tephrocactus
- Species
- Tephrocactus alexanderi
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