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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Echinopsis grandiflora
Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 25: 239. 1857 nom. illeg. (non Lobivia grandiflora Britton & Rose 1923)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinopsis grandiflora
Author
Linke
Chinese genus
仙人球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
1 to 2 , up to 6 cm long.9 to 11 brownish
Description
It is a basally branching columnar cactus, up to 90 cm tall.
Flowers
7-10 cm long, bright red produced near the end of the stems. Throat dark red, filaments fuchsia . Anthers clear pastel and stigma pure white.
Ribs
12 to 18.
Stem
5-8 cm, in diameter.
Radial Spines
Up to 4 cm inches long.
Areoles
Whitish brown.