| Toothpick cactus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Browningieae |
| Genus: | Stetsonia Britton & Rose |
| Species: | S. coryne |
| Binomial name | |
| Stetsonia coryne (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose |
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The toothpick cactus (Stetsonia coryne) is a species of cactus and the sole species of its genus (Stetsonia). The plant originates from the low northwest deserts of Argentina and Bolivia.
Stetsonia coryne grows to a height of 2.4-10 m tall. It has white blossoms in spring or summer.[1]