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Aylostera tarvitaensis

Aylostera tarvitaensis
Photo: Otakar Sida, CC BY 3.0

Aylostera tarvitaensis is a small, solitary globose to cylindrical cactus from the dry shrublands of southern Bolivia, known for unusually large orange-red funnel flowers for its genus. It needs bright light, sharp drainage and sparing water, as with most desert cacti.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and let the soil dry fully between waterings; keep nearly dry in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Bolivia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Aylostera tarvitaensis is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family.

Where it grows

Aylostera tarvitaensis is native to the deserts and dry shrublands of southern in the department of Chuquisaca, Bolivia at elevations around 2700 meters.

Other Aylostera plants

Aylostera albiflora · Aylostera albopectinata · Aylostera atrovirens · Aylostera deminuta · Aylostera einsteinii · Aylostera fiebrigii · Aylostera flavistyla · Aylostera fusca · Aylostera heliosa · Aylostera hoffmannii · Aylostera kupperiana · Aylostera leucanthema

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aylostera tarvitaensis 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.

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