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Endangered
Cultivar
Primary
Accepted
Echinopsis cv. Maria Piazza
Echinopsis cv. Maria Piazza
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinopsis cv. Maria Piazza
Author
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Chinese genus
仙人球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Freely pupping.
Central Spines
Up to 30 mm long.
Tepals
Lance-shaped to linear, involute and broadly ruffled, rich purplish-pink with dark pinkish-red midrib.
Description
Echinopsis cv Maria Piazza 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 97-19; HBG 80605, Schick 1373-52.)
Stigma
Exserted, white.
Filaments
Purplish-pink.
Flowers
Large sized up to 15 cm across.
Stem
Globular, to 9,5 cm in diameter.