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Austrocylindropuntia floccosa
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, known as waraqu, is a cylindrical-stemmed cactus from the high Andean plains of Peru and Bolivia. It is grown as a succulent and needs bright sun, very fast-draining soil and little water.
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, also called waraqu (Aymara and Quechua for cactus, Hispanicized spelling Huaraco) is found in the high plains of Northern Peru and Bolivia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Austrocylindropuntia floccosa 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.
