Tephrocactus

Tephrocactus
Tephrocactus articulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Opuntioideae
Tribe:	Tephrocacteae
Genus:	Tephrocactus Lem.
Type species
Tephrocactus articulatus
Species
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Tephrocactus (from Greek tephra, "ash", referring to the color of these plants' epidermis) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae).

Species

Species of the genus Tephrocactus according to Plants of the World Online as of October 2025:

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Tephrocactus abditus D.J.Ferguson & Janeba	Argentina (Salta)
	Tephrocactus alexanderi (Britton & Rose) Backeb.	Argentina.
	Tephrocactus aoracanthus (Lem.) Lem.	Argentina.
	Tephrocactus articulatus (Pfeiff.) Backeb.	Argentina.
	Tephrocactus bonnieae (D.J.Ferguson & R.Kiesling) Stuppy	Argentina (Catamarca)
	Tephrocactus molinensis (Speg.) Backeb.	Argentina (Salta)
	Tephrocactus nigrispinus (K.Schum.) Backeb.	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile
	Tephrocactus recurvatus (Gilmer & H.P.Thomas) D.R.Hunt & Ritz	Argentina (San Juan)
	Tephrocactus verschaffeltii (Cels ex F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt & Ritz	Argentina, Bolivia
	Tephrocactus weberi (Speg.) Backeb.	Argentina (Salta).

Bibliography

• G. G. Leyton-Boyce et J. Illiff : The subgenus Tephrocactus (of the genus Opuntia), Morden, 1973

External links

• (in English) photos on www.cactiguide.com