Cactaceae

Blossfeldia liliputana Werderm.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Argentina Northwest, Bolivia

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TD, MG

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Cwb, ET

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): LC

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not threatened

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): None

References

Barthlott, W & Porembski, S. 1996. Ecology and morphology of Blossfeldia liliputana (Cactaceae): A poikilohydric and almost astomate succulent. Botanica Acta. 109(2):161–166. doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.1996.tb00556.x.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:273352-2

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.69baj9

Source IUCN conservation status: iucnredlist.org/species/152364/121470877