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Opuntia geometrica A.Cast.
Kakteenkunde 172, fig. 1934
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Tephrocactus geometricus (A.Cast.) Backeb.
Möller's deutsche gärtner-zeitung 1934, xlix. 105, in obs., nomen; et Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 111. 1936 [12 Feb 1936] Möller

Opuntia geometrica (Tephrocactus geometricus) Photo by: Flavio Agrosi

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Tephrocactus geometricus (A.Cast.) Backeb.
Möller's deutsche gärtner-zeitung 1934, xlix. 105, in obs., nomen; et Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 111. 1936 [12 Feb 1936]
Synonymy: 4
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Tephrocactus geometricus group

  • Tephrocactus geometricus (A.Cast.) Backeb.: Small globular segmented cactus that cluster into small clumps.The “Geometric” segments are 4-5 cm in diameter, clear glaucous/blue that reddens to purple in full sun exposure. New growing cladodes are dark purple.
  • Tephrocactus geometricus f. inermis hort.: Spineless, or with very few solitary thin spines sporadically present in the upper areoles.


29586 xero Xero Sicyos
Opuntia geometrica (Tephrocactus geometricus) Photo by: Xero Sicyos
5237 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
- Nectar drops on a new cladode. (Tephrocactus geometricus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

5234 cactus-art Cactus Art
Opuntia geometrica (Tephrocactus geometricus) Photo by: Cactus Art
5232 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Opuntia geometrica (Tephrocactus geometricus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

27113 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Tephrocactus alexanderi var. geometricus Rap177 - A45, 22 km west Fiambalà, Chascul, Catamarca, Argentina. (Tephrocactus geometricus) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
5236 cactus-art Cactus Art
Opuntia geometrica (Tephrocactus geometricus) Photo by: Cactus Art

26533 diegoe Diego Armentano
Opuntia geometrica (Tephrocactus geometricus) Photo by: Diego Armentano
30206 cpif Peiffer Clement
Opuntia geometrica (Tephrocactus geometricus) Photo by: Peiffer Clement

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