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Echinopsis thelegona

Echinopsis thelegona

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Source-backed classification draft for Echinopsis thelegona.

Scientific taxonomy article

Echinopsis thelegona

Echinopsis thelegona (F.A.C.Weber) 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 AGW, AGWLR, AGWME, AGWTU, AGWSJ, AGWSL, AGWCA, AGWSA, AGWSE, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, SOUTHERNAMERICA, AGWJU; NW. Argentina.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 thelegona (F.A.C.Weber) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:88523-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Echinopsis thelegona". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5621822 ↩

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Echinopsis thelegona

Echinopsis thelegona

Echinopsis thelegona

Echinopsis thelegona (syn. Trichocereus thelegonus) is a distinct, decumbent or semi prostrate columnar cactus species belonging to the family Cactaceae . Highly sought after by collectors, it is prominent for its beautifully tessellated stems and spectacular, nocturnal white flowers.