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Eriosyce crispa is an endangered globular cactus from the Atacama Desert coast of Chile, usually found flush with the ground. It is grown by enthusiasts who prize its black, hair-like spines and its colour change, turning dark purple in strong sun and green in shade.
Eriosyce crispa is an endangered species of cactus native to the Accautama desert of Chile. This plant was first described in 1959 as Pyrrhocactus crispus in the Succulenta Journal by F. Rittler.
Costal areas of Chile in the accaumtama desert. This plant is usually flush with the ground and hard to spot in the wild unless it is in bloom.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriosyce crispa 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.
