Austrocylindropuntia vestita, also known as old man opuntia, cotton pole and cotton coral cactus, is a species of Austrocylindropuntia that grows in high altitude grasslands on rocky soils in northwest Argentina and Bolivia. It is a slender columnar green cacti covered with white hairs.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Austrocylindropuntia vestita 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Austrocylindropuntia
- Species
- Austrocylindropuntia vestita
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