Echinopsis spp. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Echinopsis spp.

Summary

Genus:

Echinopsis

Family:

Cactaceae

Subfamily:

Cactoideae

Tribe:

Trichocereeae

Nomen number:

459030

Comment:

catch-all record for unidentified or unnamed plants of Echinopsis

Verified:

04/13/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Reference(s)

Anderson, E. F. The cactus family. 2001
Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
Hunt, D. et al., eds. The new cactus lexicon. 2006
Hunt, D. CITES Cactaceae checklist, ed. 2. 1999
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-

Common names

French
cactus-hérisson –
German
Seeigelkaktus –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru
2	Cultivated

Native
Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Peru

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=459030. Accessed 18 December 2025.