Rose easter lily cactus (Echinopsis leucantha)
Description
Echinopsis leucantha usually grows individually, but sometimes also forms small groups. The spherical to short cylindrical, gray-green shoots reach with diameters of 12 centimeters growth heights of up to 35 centimeters (rarely up to 80 centimeters). There are twelve to 14 blunt ribs that are slightly notched. The elongated areoles on them are yellowish white and stand 1 to 1.5 inches apart. The single thick, brown central spike is bent upwards and 5 to 10 inches long. The eight to ten yellowish brown marginal spines are bent and slightly twisted. They have a length of up to 2.5 centimeters. The long funnel-shaped, white, occasionally slightly pink-puffed flowers appear on the upper parts of the shoot and open at night. They are up to 20 inches long. The spherical to elongated, fleshy fruits are greenish red to deep red. Echinopsis leucantha is widespread in northwest to central Argentina from sea level to heights of 1000 meters. The first description as Echinocactus leucanthus by Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck was published in 1834. Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers set the type 1843 in the genus Echinopsis.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Cactaceae
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Genus: Echinopsis
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