Echinopsis chiloensis

Echinopsis chiloensis

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]

Line notes

↑ Edward F. Anderson. 2001
↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2008

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

Echinopsis

E. atacamensis E. backebergii E. candicans E. chamaecereus E. chiloensis E. cinnabarina E. lageniformis E. macrogona E. mamillosa E. oxygona E. pachanoi E. peruviana E. schickendantzii E. scopulicola E. silvestrii E. spachiana E. terscheckii

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