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Austrocactus is a genus of about ten small to medium cacti native to Argentina and Chile, with solitary or branched stems and spiny, often tubercled ribs. Grow them like other desert cacti: bright sun, sharp drainage and sparing water.
Austrocactus is a genus of cacti with ten species endemic to Argentina and Chile.
They have solitary or branched bodies, and the ribs are usually divided into tubercules (except Austrocactus spiniflorus). The tallest species in this genus is 80 centimeters. Flowers are pink, orange, red, or yellow with a characteristic spiny tube.
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