Xerophyte

Central Spines

1-4 from 1 to 6 cm long straight or slightly arched, awl shaped, brownish that turns grey as they ages, lowermost one often directed downward.

Description

Echinopsis peitscheriana is a fairly slow growing solitary cactus and quite variable especially for the length of the spines (depending on population). This species is less often seen in cultivation than its relative Acanthocalycium spiniflorumSN|78]]SN|74]] f. violaceum (Acanthocalycium violaceumSN|74]]SN|78]]).

Flowers

3 to 4 cm (or more) cm in diameter, funnelform to bell shaped, erect, usually white, but also clear pastel-pink or lilac-pink. Bud with long scales.

Ribs

About 17-20 acute slightly notched up to one cm height.

Stem

Spherical or spherical flattened green to dull greys-green.

Radial Spines

6 to 10 unequal shorter than the radials.

Areoles

Elliptical, to yellowish-brown wool on the newer areoles, about 6 mm long.