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Puna clavarioides f. cristata (Schelle) P.V.Heath
Calyx Calyx 5(2): 62 (1995)
Family: CACTACEAE

= Maihueniopsis clavarioides f. cristata

Accepted Scientific Name: Maihueniopsis clavarioides (Otto ex Pfeiff.) E.F.Anderson
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 325. 1999

Puna clavarioides f. cristata (Maihueniopsis clavarioides f. cristata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
This plant produces fan-shaped (crested), conical and finger-like stems in an unpredictable manner, Sometimes all three of these stem forms may be seen on a single plant.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Maihueniopsis clavarioides (Otto ex Pfeiff.) E.F.Anderson
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 325. 1999
Synonymy: 16
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Crested Dead man's fingers, Crested Mushroom opuntia

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Maihueniopsis clavarioides group

  • Maihueniopsis clavarioides (Otto ex Pfeiff.) E.F.Anderson: Small creeping cactus that forms short distinctive conical segments with the growing centre at the widest flat end of the cone.
  • Maihueniopsis clavarioides f. cristata: This plant produces fan-shaped (crested), conical and finger-like stems in an unpredictable manner, sometimes all three of these stem forms may be seen on a single plant.

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Puna clavarioides f. cristata (Maihueniopsis clavarioides f. cristata) Photo by: Cactus Art
7926 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Puna clavarioides f. cristata (Maihueniopsis clavarioides f. cristata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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- A crested fan-shaped stems growing among the typical conical stems with flattened tops. (Maihueniopsis clavarioides f. cristata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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