Eriosyce paucicostata (F.Ritter) Ferryman is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Eriosyce paucicostata (F.Ritter) Ferryman

Eriosyce paucicostata (F.Ritter) Ferryman

Eriosyce paucicostata is a Chilean cactus that holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit under its synonym.

Family
Genus
Eriosyce
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Eriosyce paucicostata (F.Ritter) Ferryman

Eriosyce paucicostata, commonly called the few-ribbed neoporteria, is a cactus species that belongs to the genus Eriosyce. It is native to southwest Antofagasta, located in northern Chile. Under its synonym Neoporteria paucicostata, this plant has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Photo: (c) Benjamín Jacques, all rights reserved, uploaded by Benjamín Jacques

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Cactaceae Eriosyce

More from Cactaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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