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Endangered
CITES App. II
Echinopsis thionantha var. glauca
Lobivia 85: 156. 1987 [1985-86 publ. 1987]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinopsis thionantha var. glauca
Author
(F.Ritter) Rausch
Chinese genus
仙人球属
Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
Absent (occasionally 1 or 2)
Description
Habit
Roots
Tuberose root.
Note
The plant described as Acanthocalycium aurantiacumSN|27]]SN|27]], now included in this taxon has red flowers with orange centres.
Flowers
Yellow or red and yellow flowers in summer, up to 6 cm long and in diameter.
Stem
Up to 15 cm tall, 8 cm in diameter; 8-14 rounded ribs; covered by a protective blue-grey layer of pruina.
Radial Spines
5 to 10, dark with a clear base up to 2.5 cm long.
Fruits
Dark green, globose, 2 cm in diameter.