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Acanthocalycium rhodotrichum is a columnar cactus species from South America that forms clumps of cylindrical, dull green stems. It is grown as a rock-garden or container cactus and needs bright light, sharp drainage, and dry conditions.
Acanthocalycium rhodotrichum is a species of Acanthocalycium found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Acanthocalycium rhodotrichum is widespread in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, in Paraguay and in northeast Argentina at altitudes of up to 500 metres (1,600 ft).
Acanthocalycium klimpelianum · Acanthocalycium klinglerianum · Acanthocalycium leucanthum · Acanthocalycium spiniflorum · Acanthocalycium thionanthum subsp. ferrarii · Acanthocalycium thionanthum subsp. glaucum · Acanthocalycium thionanthum · Acanthocalycium
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acanthocalycium rhodotrichum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
