Grusonia halophila

Grusonia halophila (D.Donati) Majure, M.A.Baker & Cloud-H. (2018)

🌵 Author(s)	Lucas C. Majure Marc A. Baker Michelle A. Cloud-Hughes
🌵 Basionym	Corynopuntia halophila (2017)
🌵 Basionym author(s)	Davide Donati

Etymology

Greek hals (stem hal-) ‘salt’ + Greek philos ‘loving’. Donati: “The specific epithet refers to the adaptation of C. halophila to grow on soils containing evaporitic, saline deposits.”