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Pyrrhocactus carrizalensis F.Ritter
Taxon xii. 33 (1963)
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Eriosyce crispa var. carrizalensis (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 118 (1994)

Pyrrhocactus carrizalensis (Eriosyce crispa var. carrizalensis) Photo by: Carolina González
Habit at Quebrada Carrizal Bajo (28°08'S) in the coastal area between Totoral and Huasco (Chile).

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Eriosyce crispa (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 118 (1994)
Synonymy: 6 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Eriosyce crispa var. atroviridis (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 118 (1994)
Synonymy: 11 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Eriosyce crispa var. carrizalensis (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 118 (1994)
Synonymy: 8 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Eriosyce crispa var. huascensis (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 118 (1994)
Synonymy: 6 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Eriosyce crispa var. totoralensis (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 118 (1994):
Synonymy: 7
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Eriosyce crispa group

  • Eriosyce crispa (F.Ritter) Katt.: Flattened to slightly cylindrical cactus, slowly growing up to 10 cm in diameter with showy pink blooms and long hairlike, contorted, thin black spines not easily distinguishable as centrals and radials.It is found only west of Freirina.
  • Eriosyce crispa var. atroviridis (F.Ritter) Katt.: It has thick, needle-like spines and 12-14 radials. Distribution: it is fpund around Vallenar and Freirina.
  • Eriosyce crispa var. carrizalensis (F.Ritter) Katt.: It has stiff, needle-like spines, 10-13 radials, and about 15 ribs. Distribution: It is found around Carrizal and Carrizal Bajo.
  • Eriosyce crispa var. huascensis (F.Ritter) Katt.: It has stiff, needle-like spines, only 6-8 radials, and 10-12 ribs. Distribution: East of Huasco.
  • Eriosyce crispa var. totoralensis (F.Ritter) Katt.: It has twisted spines and few ribs. Distribution: it is found near Copiapo and Totoral Bajo.


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