Tephrocactus (from Greek tephra, "ash", referring to the color of these plants' epidermis) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae).

Species

Species of the genus Tephrocactus according to Plants of the World Online as of October 2025:

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Tephrocactus abditus D.J.Ferguson & JanebaArgentina (Salta)
Tephrocactus alexanderi (Britton & Rose) Backeb.Argentina.
Tephrocactus aoracanthus (Lem.) Lem.Argentina.
Tephrocactus articulatus (Pfeiff.) Backeb.Argentina.
Tephrocactus bonnieae (D.J.Ferguson & R.Kiesling) StuppyArgentina (Catamarca)
Tephrocactus molinensis (Speg.) Backeb.Argentina (Salta)
Tephrocactus nigrispinus (K.Schum.) Backeb.Argentina, Bolivia, Chile
Tephrocactus recurvatus (Gilmer & H.P.Thomas) D.R.Hunt & RitzArgentina (San Juan)
Tephrocactus verschaffeltii (Cels ex F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt & RitzArgentina, Bolivia
Tephrocactus weberi (Speg.) Backeb.Argentina (Salta).

Bibliography

  • G. G. Leyton-Boyce et J. Illiff : The subgenus Tephrocactus (of the genus Opuntia), Morden, 1973

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