

peanut cactus
Echinopsis chamaecereus
Echinopsis chamaecereus H.Friedrich & Glaetzle is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Echinopsis.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is AGWSJ, AGWSL, SOUTHERNAMERICA, AGWJU, AGWME, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, AGW, AGWSA, AGWSE, AGWLR, AGWCA, AGWTU; Argentina (NNW. Tucumán).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Echinopsis chamaecereus H.Friedrich & Glaetzle". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:907548-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Echinopsis chamaecereus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5623114 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
Argentina (NNW. Tucumán)
Automatically collected source range/note: AGW_SJ, AGW_SL, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, AGW_JU, AGW_ME, SOUTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, AGW, AGW_SA, AGW_SE, AGW_LR, AGW_CA, AGW_TU; Argentina (NNW. Tucumán).