Austrocylindropuntia floccosa
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, also called waraqu (Aymara and Quechua for cactus,[1][2] Hispanicized spelling Huaraco) is found in the high plains of Northern Peru and Bolivia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Austrocylindropuntia |
| Species: | A. floccosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Austrocylindropuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter | |
Uses
Fences
Waraqu are cultivated for the use of planting them close together to make living fences.
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References
- "Diccionario de Sinónimos de lengua aymara". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- Alfredo N. Neves, Diccionario de Americanismos (Editorial Sopena. Argentina, S.A.)
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