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Cactus

Echinopsis ancistrophora

Cactus
Photo: Petar43, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
Bolivia to NW. Argentina
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Echinopsis ancistrophora, synonyms including Lobivia ancistrophora, commonly called domino cactus, night blooming hedgehog, Easter lily cactus, is a species of cactus. It has a globular shape, few spines, with large, white flowers attached to long, green tubes. It occurs in Bolivia, at altitudes of 600–1800 metres, and northwest Argentina. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Where it grows

Echinopsis ancistrophora is widespread near Angosto de Villamontes in the Entre Ríos Municipality in the Tarija Department in Bolivia at altitudes of 600 meters. It is also found in northwest Argentina.

Other Lobivia plants

Echinopsis arachnacantha · Echinopsis ayopayana · Cactus · Echinopsis bridgesii · Echinopsis caineana · Echinopsis calorubra · Echinopsis cardenasiana · Echinopsis chrysochete · Echinopsis cinnabarina · Echinopsis ferox · Echinopsis hertrichiana · Echinopsis lateritia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinopsis ancistrophora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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