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The toothpick cactus (Stetsonia coryne) is a of cactus and the sole species of its genus (Stetsonia). The plant originates from the low northwest deserts of Argentina and Bolivia.
Stetsonia coryne grows to a height of 2.4-10 m tall. It has white blossoms in spring or summer.[1]
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Taxonomy
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The Genus Stetsonia is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in the Genus Stetsonia: S. coryne (Argentine Toothpick) · S. horvathi · S. minuta
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