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Flowers pale violet.

Description: E. violaciflorus is a solitary plant , up to 20 cm tall, 10 cm wide with very long spines and wavy ribs. The ribs are thin with very undulated or curled ridges.

Identifying the species of an Echinofossulocactus is as difficult as identifying the genus is easy. For the most part, they tend to look alike, and there are far more names than there are species.
 

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the echinofossulocactus crispatus complex (This Taxon has lots of synonyms (like most Echinofossulocactus) whit several controversial varieties and subspecies):

• E. crispatus 
• E. crispatus  forma cristata
• E. crispatus longispinus 
• E. anfractuosus (E. crispatus)
• E. arrigensis (E. crispatus)
• E. arrigensis  forma cristata (E. crispatus)
• E. fasciculatus (E. crispatus)
• E. gladiatus (E. crispatus?)
• E. guerraianus (E. crispatus)
• E. guerraianus forma cristata (E. crispatus forma cristata)
• E. hastatus (E. lamellosus hastatus)
• E. kellerianus (E. crispatus)
• E. lamellosus (E. crispatus)
• E. violaciflorus (E. crispatus)
• E. wippermannii (E. crispatus)
• E. xipahacantus (E. crispatus)

Cultivation: Easy to to care and flower. It needs regular cacti soil with good drainage. Propagation: Seeds (usually) Exposure: It likes strong sunshine but is tolerant and do well with  light shade during the hot Summer months, allow to dry between watering. It should not be watered at all in winter.  Frost Tolerance: does not tolerate intense or prolonged cold (hardy to  -5°C if kept dry)

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Echinocactus violaciflorus Quehl 1912

Scientific name: Stenocactus crispatus (A. P. de Candolle) A. Berger ex A. W. Hill 1933

Synonyms (Of E. crispatus):

•  Echinofossulocactus crispatus (A. P. de Candolle) Lawrence 1841
  = Ferocactus crispatus (A. P. de Candolle) N. P. Taylor 1980
  = Echinocactus crispatus A. P. de Candolle 1828
•  Echinofossulocactus dichroacanthus (Martius ex Pfeiffer) Britton et Rose 1922
  = Echinocactus dichroacanthus Martius ex Pfeiffer 1837
  = Stenocactus dichroacanthus (Martius ex Pfeiffer) A. Berger ex Backeberg 1935
• Echinofossulocactus lancifer (A. Dietrich) Britton et Rose 1922
  = Echinocactus lancifer A. Dietrich 1839
  = Stenocactus lancifer (A. Dietrich) A. Berger ex Backeberg et F. M. Knuth 1929
• Echinofossulocactus arrigens (Link ex A. Dietrich) Britton et Rose 1922
  = Echinocactus arrigens Link ex A. Dietrich 1840
  = Stenocactus arrigens (Link ex A. Dietrich) A. Berger 1929
• Echinofossulocactus lamelosus (A. Dietrich) Britton et Rose 1922
  = Echinocactus lamelosus A. Dietrich 1847
  = Stenocactus lamelosus (A. Dietrich) A. Berger 1929
• Echinocactus flexispinus Salm-Dyck 1849
  = Echinofossulocactus flexispinus (Salm-Dyck) Bravo 1969
• Echinocactus violaciflorus Quehl 1912
  = Echinofossulocactus violaciflorus (Quehl) Britton et Rose 1922
  = Brittonrosea violaciflora
  = Echinocactus violaciflorus
  = Stenocactus dichroacanthus var. violaciflorus
  = Stenocactus violaciflorus,
• Echinofossulocactus confusus Britton et Rose 1922
  = Stenocactus confusus
  = Brittonrosea confusa
• Echinofossulocactus guerraianus Backeberg 1942
• Echinofossulocactus kelleranus (kellerianus) Krainz 1946
• Echinofossulocactus multiareolatus Bravo 1960

This is one of the species with the prettiest spination: Spine are flattened, ferocious-looking with one very long  central spine directed upwards. The ribs are thin with very undulated or curled ridges.
 

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