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Endangered
Cultivar
Primary
Accepted
Echinopsis cv. Crepe Crusader
Echinopsis cv. Crepe Crusader
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinopsis cv. Crepe Crusader
Author
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Chinese genus
仙人球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
Up to 23 mm long.
Tepals
In two whorls, crepe-paper-like, obovate to almost orbicular, obtuse to truncate, crinkled at sides, light magenta with narrow, cream-colored to light orange basal stripe and dark pinkish-red midrib.
Description
'Crepe Crusader' is one of the most popular and appreciated Echinopsis cultivars, it is the result of more than 20 years of devoted work by cacti enthusiast and hybridiser Bob Schick. (ISI 97-7; HBG 80593, Schick 807-2.)
Stigma
Light green. White to light magenta.
Flowers
Blooms up to 12 cm across.
Stamens
Filaments dark magenta.
Stem
Spherical up to 12 cm across.