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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Pterocactus |
| Species: | P. tuberosus |
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| Pterocactus tuberosus | |
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Pterocactus tuberosus is a species of cactus in the genus Pterocactus , native to Argentina. [1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [2]
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