Echinopsis chiloensis
| Echinopsis chiloensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Echinopsis |
| Species: | E. chiloensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinopsis chiloensis | |
Echinopsis chiloensis is a species of cacti native to South America; genus members are known as hedgehog cacti, sea-urchin cactus or Easter lily cactus. This species, E chiloensis, is tree-like with branching structures beginning basally. This plant can attain a height of eight metres.[1] An example occurrence is within the La Campana National Park in Chile.[2]
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References
- Edward F. Anderson. 2001. The cactus family, Timber Press, 776 pages
- C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
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