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Echinopsis macrogona

Echinopsis macrogona

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Source-backed classification draft for Echinopsis macrogona.

Scientific taxonomy article

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

  1. 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 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Echinopsis macrogona". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5622536 ↩

Plants In This Group

Echinopsis macrogona

Echinopsis macrogona

Echinopsis macrogona

Echinopsis macrogona, commonly known as the Blue Torch Cactus, is a column forming succulent tree species in the family Cactaceae. It is highly valued among collectors and landscapers for its striking glaucous blue green stem color and massive upright growth habit .