Maihuenia

Maihuenia is a genus of cactus (family Cactaceae) and the sole genus of the subfamily Maihuenioideae, which is the smallest subfamily of the Cactaceae. The genus comprises two cushion-forming, mucilaginous species. They are found at high elevation habitats of Andean Argentina and Chile.

Maihuenia
Maihuenia patagonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Maihuenioideae P.Fearn
Genus:	Maihuenia (Phil. ex F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum.
Species
Maihuenia patagonica Maihuenia poeppigii

Its name is the Latinized version of maihuén, a local Chilean name for these cacti.^[1][2]

Species

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Maihuenia patagonica	Southern Chile
	Maihuenia poeppigii	Chile and Argentina