Echinopsis macrogona
Echinopsis macrogona
Echinopsis macrogona
Echinopsis macrogona (Salm-Dyck) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley 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 SPAAN, BOLOO, SOUTHWESTERNEUROPE, AFRICA, BAL, SPASP, CLMOO, EUROPE, PER, SPA, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, BALOO; W. & S. Peru to Bolivia.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent tree, 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 macrogona (Salm-Dyck) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132717-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Echinopsis macrogona". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5622536 ↩
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