Echinopsis arachnacantha

Echinopsis arachnacantha (syn. Lobivia arachnacantha) is a species of cactus in the genus Echinopsis, native to Bolivia.[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Echinopsis arachnacantha
Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. arachnacantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinopsis
Species:
E. arachnacantha
Binomial name
Echinopsis arachnacantha
(Buining & F.Ritter) Friedrich
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Echinopsis ancistrophora subsp. arachnacantha (Buining & F.Ritter) Rausch
    • Echinopsis ancistrophora var. kratochviliana (Backeb.) Rausch
    • Echinopsis arachnacantha var. densiseta Friedrich
    • Echinopsis arachnacantha var. sulphurea (R.Vásquez) G.D.Rowley
    • Echinopsis arachnacantha var. torrecillasensis (Cárdenas) Friedrich
    • Echinopsis arachnacantha var. vallegrandensis Rausch
    • Echinopsis graciliflora Cárdenas
    • Echinopsis kratochviliana Backeb.
    • Echinopsis torrecillasensis Cárdenas
    • Lobivia arachnacantha Buining & F.Ritter
    • Lobivia arachnacantha var. densiseta Rausch
    • Lobivia arachnacantha var. sulphurea R.Vásquez
    • Lobivia arachnacantha var. torrecillacensis (Cárdenas) Buining
    • Neolobivia kratochviliana (Backeb.) Y.Itô
    • Pseudolobivia kratochviliana (Backeb.) Backeb.
    • Pseudolobivia torrecillasensis (Cárdenas) Backeb.

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. arachnacantha
  • Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. densiseta (Rausch) M.Lowry
  • Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. sulphurea (R.Vásquez) M.Lowry
  • Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. torrecillasensis (Cárdenas) M.Lowry
  • Echinopsis arachnacantha typically forms clumps
  • Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. densiseta
  • Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. torrecillasensis
  • Close up of flower

References
  1. "Echinopsis arachnacantha (Buining & F.Ritter) Friedrich". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. "Echinopsis arachnacantha". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.


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