Pterocactus hickenii

Description

A species of flowering plant is Pterocactus hickenii. This was first described by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. Pterocactus hickenii belongs to the genus Pterocactus' and family Cactaceae. Pterocactus (from Greek pteron, "wing", referring to the saucer-shaped seed of these plants) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), comprising 9 species. All Pterocactus have tuberous roots and are endemic to South and Western Argentina. The genus has been given its own tribe, the Pterocacteae.