Austrocylindropuntia floccosa

Austrocylindropuntia floccosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Opuntioideae
Tribe:	Austrocylindropuntieae
Genus:	Austrocylindropuntia
Species:	A. floccosa
Binomial name
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter

Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, also called Waraqu (Huaraco).

Range

Austrocylindropuntia floccosa is found in the high plains of Northern Peru and Bolivia.

Uses

Fences

Waraqu are cultivated for the use of planting them close together to make living fences.

Fruit

The Austrocylindropuntia floccosa fruit is edible.^[1]

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