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Matucana klopfensteinii

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Native range
Peru (Cajamarca)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Matucana klopfensteinii is a species of Matucana found in Peru.

Where it grows

Plants are found growing in Cajamarca, Peru at elevations of 1150 to 2662 meters. Plants are found growing on rocky slopes along with Armatocereus rauhii subsp. balsasensis, Browningia pilleifera, Espostoa mirabilis, Peperomia dolabriformis, Peperomia selenophylla, Peperomia wolfgang-krahnii, Deuterocohnia longipetala, and Pereskia horrida.

Other Matucana plants

Matucana aurantiaca · Matucana aureiflora · Matucana charlesiorum · Matucana chrysacantha · Matucana formosa · Matucana gigantea · Matucana haynii · Matucana hoxeyi · Matucana huagalensis · Matucana intertexta · Matucana krahnii · Matucana madisoniorum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Matucana klopfensteinii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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