Espostoa frutescens
Espostoa frutescens
Espostoa frutescens Madsen is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Espostoa.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, ECU, ECUOO, SOUTHERNAMERICA; Ecuador.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, 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. "Espostoa frutescens Madsen". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:300424-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Espostoa frutescens". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3941404 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
Ecuador
Automatically collected source range/note: WESTERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, ECU, ECU_OO, SOUTHERN_AMERICA; Ecuador.