Species

Echinopsis breviflora

Echinopsis breviflora

Echinopsis breviflora

Echinopsis breviflora (Backeb.) M.Lowry 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 (Salta).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

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Echinopsis breviflora (Backeb.) M.Lowry". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70029501-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Echinopsis breviflora". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5623232

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