Biology:Eriosyce paucicostata

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Eriosyce

Eriosyce paucicostata
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In bloom
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Eriosyce
Species:
E. paucicostata
Binomial name
Eriosyce paucicostata
(F.Ritter) Ferryman
Synonyms[1]

Eriosyce paucicostata, the few-ribbed neoporteria, is a species of cactus in the genus Eriosyce, native to southwest Antofagasta in northern Chile.[1] As its synonym Neoporteria paucicostata it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Eriosyce paucicostata subsp. echinus (F.Ritter) Ferryman
  • Eriosyce paucicostata subsp. floccosa (F.Ritter) Ferryman
  • Eriosyce paucicostata subsp. paucicostata

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10501021 entry