Biology:Echinopsis arachnacantha

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Echinopsis

Echinopsis arachnacantha
Lobivia arachnacantha (Echinopsis ancistrophora ssp. arachnacantha) 2.jpg
Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. arachnacantha
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinopsis
Species:
E. arachnacantha
Binomial name
Echinopsis arachnacantha
(Buining & F.Ritter) Friedrich
Synonyms[1]

Echinopsis arachnacantha (syn. Lobivia arachnacantha) is a species of cactus in the genus Echinopsis, native to Bolivia.[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. arachnacantha
  • Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. densiseta (Rausch) M.Lowry
  • Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. sulphurea (R.Vásquez) M.Lowry
  • Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. torrecillasensis (Cárdenas) M.Lowry

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15314401 entry