Gymnocalycium saglionis, the giant chin cactus, is a globular Gymnocalycium species endemic to northwest Argentina.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Gymnocalycium saglionis 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
- Gymnocalycium pflanzii
- Eriosyce curvispina
- Eriosyce robusta
- Eriosyce grandiflora
- Eriosyce armata
- Gymnocalycium castellanosii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Gymnocalycium
- Species
- Gymnocalycium saglionis
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