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Eriosyce riparia

Eriosyce riparia

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Source-backed classification draft for Eriosyce riparia.

Scientific taxonomy article

Eriosyce riparia

Eriosyce riparia (Mächler & Helmut Walter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Eriosyce.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is CLCSA, CLCBI, CLCCO, CLCVA, CLCLA, CLCOH, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, SOUTHERNAMERICA, CLC, CLCMA; Chile (Coquimbo).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. "Eriosyce riparia (Mächler & Helmut Walter) P.C.Guerrero & Helmut Walter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77203366-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Eriosyce riparia". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/10738302 ↩

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Eriosyce riparia

Eriosyce riparia

Eriosyce riparia

Eriosyce riparia is a rare and highly sought after cactus species belonging to the family Cactaceae, native to the semi arid coastal valleys of Chile . Characterized by its succulent subshrub habit, this solitary cactus is perfectly adapted to survive extreme droughts thanks to its water storing stem and protective spination.