Parodia chrysacanthion

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Parodia}}

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|image_caption=In bloom

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|image2_caption=A puffier specimen

|genus=Parodia

|species=chrysacanthion

|authority=(K.Schum.) Backeb.

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• Bolivicactus saint-pieanus (Backeb.) Doweld
• Echinocactus chrysacanthion K.Schum.
• Gymnocalycium chrysacanthion (K.Schum.) H.Blossf.
• Parodia saint-pieana Backeb.

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Parodia chrysacanthion, the golden powder puff, is a species of cactus in the genus Parodia, native to northwest Argentina.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:183365-2 |title=Parodia chrysacanthion (K.Schum.) Backeb. |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=30 March 2021 }}{{cite web |url=https://worldofsucculents.com/parodia-chrysacanthion-golden-powder-puff |title=Parodia chrysacanthion Golden Powder Puff |author= |date=2020 |website=Succulentopedia |publisher=World of Succulents |access-date=30 March 2021 }} It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web |title=Parodia chrysacanthion |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/115506/i-Parodia-chrysacanthion-i/Details |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=30 March 2021 }}