Parodia chrysacanthion | |
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In bloom | |
A puffier specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Parodia |
Species: | P. chrysacanthion
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Binomial name | |
Parodia chrysacanthion (K.Schum.) Backeb.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Parodia chrysacanthion, the golden powder puff, is a species of cactus in the genus Parodia, native to northwest Argentina.[1][2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]