Genus

Genus: Tephrocactus [ Cactaceae ]

Tephrocactus geometricus

The genus name "Tephrocactus" derives from the Greek adjective “tephros (τεφρος)” meaning “ash coloured” plus the connective vowel “o” used in botanical Latin for Greek words , and the word “cactus” (an old genus name)
(The genus name implies: “ash coloured cactus”).

(For example Tephrocactus geometricus)

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