Austrocylindropuntia floccosa

Austrocylindropuntia floccosa
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

Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, also called waraqu (Aymara and Quechua for cactus, Hispanicized spelling Huaraco) is found in the high plains of Northern Peru and Bolivia.

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