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Maihuenia poepigii, commonly known in Chile as maihuén or hierba del guanaco, is a succulent cactus shrub native to Chile and Argentina. M. poepigii is remarkably tolerant to moisture and cold temperatures.The specific epithet poepigii commemorates Eduard Pöppig, a 19th-century German naturalist who explored South America.
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