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Maihuenia patagonica Britton & Rose
- Common Name: Chupa Sangre, Siempre Verde, Yerba del Guanaco
- Family: Cactaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Mendoza, Argentina
- Habitat: Cold locations in Patagonia and alpine habitats in the southern Andes.
- Description: Cushion plant with diminutive cylindrical leaves, taproot.
Restrictions:- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
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Accession Data:- Accession # 200800162
- Source: Mesa Gardens (seed)
- Provenance: Malargue, Mendoza, Argentina
- Accession Date: 10-06-2008
- Bench: 6505 - BPB:6500:Bench5
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-04-2010
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
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- Family: Cactaceae
- SubFamily: Maihuenioideae
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References:- Anderson, E.F., The Cactus Family, Timber Press 2001
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