Eriosyce
Sign in to saveEriosyce is a genus of cacti native to Chile.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCactaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile North, Peru
Observations recorded8,457
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 26
- With media
- 14
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Collections
- ASU, MICH, DES, MO, K, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Chile, Peru, Chad, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Notocacteae
- Image
- Eriosyce aurata 0.jpeg
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- genus
- Commons category
- Eriosyce
- taxonomic type
- Eriosyce aurata
- taxon name
- Eriosyce
- taxon common name
- 极光球属
- topic's main category
- Category:Eriosyce
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Synonymy
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Eriosyce is a genus of cacti native to Chile.
==Description== They are spherical to cylindrical plants that rarely sprout. The plants reach heights of growth of up to 1 m and have a diameter of up to 50 cm. They form 7 to 30 ribs on which the thorn-bearing areoles sit. The ribs are deepened between the areoles. The flowers usually appear near the apex, are funnel-shaped and yellow to red in color. The fruits are hollow, often woolly berries, in which the seed is usually loose. The berries often tear open at the base. The seeds are 0.7 to 3 mm long.
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