Echinopsis bridgesii
Cact. Hort. Dyck. (1849) ed. 2: 39 1850
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinopsis bridgesii
Author
Salm-Dyck
Chinese genus
仙人球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
One ti sometimes several or absent, grey with dark tip.
Description
Echinopsis bridgesiiSN|7565]]SN|31121]], is a shrubby cactus species forming clumps of three to six stems with masses of white trumpet-shaped flowers in the summer. Two subspecies of Echinopsis bridgesiiSN|31121]]SN|31121]] are recognized. Subspecies yungasensis tends to be somewhat smaller than subspecies bridgesii and occurs near Coripata.
Note
Do not confound with Trichocereus bridgesiiSN|7567]]SN|7567]] which is a synonym of Echinopsis lageniformisSN|31121]]SN|7565]].
Flowers
White, trumpet-shaped 15-18 cm long.
Stem
Globose to shortly cylindrical, to 40 cm high and 13 cm acrosss.Ribs; 9-12, prominent, not notched.
Radial Spines
8-10, very unequal, brownish.
Areoles
Large, brown.