| Gymnocalycium pflanzii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Gymnocalycium |
| Species: | G. pflanzii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocalycium pflanzii (Vaupel) Werderm. 1935 | |
Gymnocalycium pflanzii is a species of Gymnocalycium from Bolivia and Paraguay. [1]
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