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Trichocereus
Echinopsis is a large genus of cacti native to South America, sometimes known as hedgehog cactus, sea-urchin cactus or Easter lily cactus. One small species, E. chamaecereus, is known as the peanut cactus. The 128 species range from large and treelike types to small globose cacti. The name derives from echinos hedgehog or sea urchin, and opsis appearance, a reference to these plants' dense coverings of spines.
42 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Quisco
speciesTrichocereus chiloensis
Sacred Column Cactus
speciesTrichocereus macrogonus
torch cactus
speciesTrichocereus spachianus
Trichocereus atacamensis
speciesTrichocereus atacamensis
Argentine Giant
speciesTrichocereus candicans
Bolivian torch cactus
speciesTrichocereus bridgesii
Trichocereus bertramianus
speciesTrichocereus bertramianus
Argentine Saguaro
speciesTrichocereus terscheckii
Cuzco Cactus
speciesTrichocereus cuzcoensis
Trichocereus deserticola
speciesTrichocereus deserticola
Red Torch Cactus
speciesTrichocereus huascha
Columnar Torch Cactus
speciesTrichocereus schickendantzii
taquimbalensis cactus
speciesTrichocereus tacaquirensis
Trichocereus strigosus
speciesTrichocereus strigosus
Poco
speciesTrichocereus tarijensis
Trichocereus rowleyi
speciesTrichocereus rowleyi
Trichocereus nigripilis
speciesTrichocereus nigripilis
Trichocereus vollianus
speciesTrichocereus vollianus
Trichocereus skottsbergii
speciesTrichocereus skottsbergii
Trichocereus werdermannianus
speciesTrichocereus werdermannianus
Trichocereus schoenii
speciesTrichocereus schoenii
Trichocereus camarguensis
speciesTrichocereus camarguensis
Trichocereus tunariensis
speciesTrichocereus tunariensis
Trichocereus caulescens
speciesTrichocereus caulescens
Trichocereus clavatus
speciesTrichocereus clavatus
Trichocereus quadratiumbonatus
speciesTrichocereus quadratiumbonatus
Trichocereus smrzianus
speciesTrichocereus smrzianus
Trichocereus thelegonus
speciesTrichocereus thelegonus
Trichocereus thelegonoides
speciesTrichocereus thelegonoides
Trichocereus chalaensis
speciesTrichocereus chalaensis
Trichocereus vasquezii
speciesTrichocereus vasquezii
Trichocereus angelesiae
speciesTrichocereus angelesiae
Trichocereus bolligerianus
speciesTrichocereus bolligerianus
Trichocereus faundezii
speciesTrichocereus faundezii
Trichocereus arboricola
speciesTrichocereus arboricola
Trichocereus serpentinus
speciesTrichocereus serpentinus
Trichocereus tulhuayacensis
speciesTrichocereus tulhuayacensis
Trichocereus walteri
speciesTrichocereus walteri
Trichocereus hahnianus
speciesTrichocereus hahnianus
Trichocereus pectiniferus
speciesTrichocereus pectiniferus
Trichocereus spinibarbis
speciesTrichocereus spinibarbis
Trichocereus uyupampensis
speciesTrichocereus uyupampensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 336052.