Austrocylindropuntia floccosa
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| Austrocylindropuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter |
Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, called Huaraco, is found in high plains of Northern Peru and Bolivia. They are cultivated by planting them close together to make living fences. Their fruit is edible. (Source: Diccionario de Americanismos por Alfredo N. Neves (Editorial Sopena. Argentina, S.A.)
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