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Echinopsis albispinosa is a small, mostly solitary cactus from northwest Argentina, with spherical to short cylindrical stems and long white night-opening flowers. It grows best with bright sun, sharp drainage and sparse watering.
Echinopsis albispinosa is a species of cactus from Argentina. Although Echinopsis sylvestrii is a synonym of this species, it should not be confused with Chamaecereus silvestrii, which has a very different appearance.
Echinopsis albispinosa is widespread in the Argentine provinces of Salta and Tucumán at lower altitudes of 500 to 1000 meters.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinopsis albispinosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
