Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Acanthocalycium rhodotrichum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Acanthocalycium rhodotrichum is a spiny, succulent, evergreen shrubby cactus sometime with a single stem but more commonly branching basally to form clumps. The slender stems are cylindrical to oblong, around 30 - 80cm long and up to 9cm in diameter[ 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Acanthocalycium rhodotrichum is widely distributed, is locally abundant and common, it occurs in several protected areas and there are no major threats affecting it. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northeast Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, western Brazil

HabitatGrasslands and forests on sandy soils, in open sites with shrubs and low plants, often on alkaline soils; at elevations up to 500 metres[[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].