Synonyms

Wigginsia werdermanniana, Notocactus werdermannianus*, Peronocactus werdermannianus, Notocactus ferrugineus, Notocactus memorialis, Notocactus vanvlietii
* Basionym

Distribution

Uruguay (Tacuarembó)

Conservation status

(1)   Critically Endangered, CR B1ab(iii,v)

Comments

Despite the similarity noted by Osten (1941, 5 (1): pl. 37, 38), in our opinion Parodia werdermanniana (Herter) N. P. Taylor is distinct from Parodia scopa (Sprengel) N. P. Taylor by the smaller body (13 x 10 cm, compared with 5-50 x 6-10 cm), the color of the stem (yellow green vs. dark green) and the most prominent chin like tubercles, not hidden by the radial spines, which are less (about 16, vs. 35-40 or more), more prominent and not so close to the body plant. P. werdermanniana seems to be the only endemic cactus of Uruguay. (Quoted from Anceschi & Magli 2010, 29)

Genus

Parodia

Other species

alacriportana
allosiphon
aureicentra
ayopayana
buiningii
calvescens
carambeiensis
chrysacanthion
claviceps
columnaris
comarapana
commutans
concinna
crassigibba
curvispina
erinacea
fusca
gaucha
haselbergii
hausteiniana
hegeri
herteri
horrida
horstii
ibicuiensis
langsdorfii
lenninghausii
linkii
maassii
magnifica
mairanana
maldonadensis
mammulosa
microsperma
mueller-melchersii
muricata
neobuenekeri
neohorstii
nigrispina
nivosa
nothorauschii
ocampoi
otaviana
ottonis
oxycostata
prestoensis
procera
rechensis
ritteri
schumanniana
schwebsiana
scopa
stockingeri
stuemeri
subterranea
taratensis
tenuicylindrica
tuberculata
warasii
werdermanniana