Global InformationParodia buiningii information
| Parodia buiningii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Parodia |
| Species: | P. buiningii
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| Binomial name | |
| Parodia buiningii (Buxbaum) N.P.Taylor
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Notocactus buiningii Buxbaum | |
Parodia buiningii is a rare species of cactus native to South America. It is a solitary spherical or oblate cactus only a few inches in height with long, yellow spines. It bears yellow flowers, and produces hairy fruit and black seeds. It is found surrounding the towns of Santana do Livramento, Brazil and Rivera, Uruguay.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2001). The cactus family. Timber Press. p. 540. ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5.