Biology:Eriosyce senilis

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Eriosyce

Eriosyce senilis
Neoporteria senilis (Eriosyce senilis) (4509128348).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Eriosyce
Species:
E. senilis
Binomial name
Eriosyce senilis
(Backeb.) Katt.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Eriosyce senilis, called old-man cactus along with a number of similar species, is a species of cactus in the genus Eriosyce, native to Chile.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

  1. Eriosyce (Cactac.) Gen. Revis. Ampl.: 119 (1994)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Eriosyce senilis (Backeb.) Katt.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:976359-1. 
  3. "Eriosyce senilis". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/327518/i-Eriosyce-senilis-i/Details. Retrieved 3 November 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1354836 entry