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Echinopsis pugionacantha

Echinopsis pugionacantha
Photo: Sebastián Santecchia, CC0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
Bolivia to Argentina (Jujuy)
Climate
montane tropical

About

Echinopsis pugionacantha, synonym Lobivia pugionacantha, is a species of cactus in the genus Echinopsis found in Argentina and Bolivia.

Where it grows

This species is found in the Bolivian regions of Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, Potosí, Tarija, and possibly La Paz, as well as in the Argentine province of Jujuy at altitudes ranging from 3500 to 4000 meters.

Other Lobivia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinopsis pugionacantha 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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