Eriosyce taltalensis is spiny geophytic cactus with stems rising barely above ground level. The stem is globose or semi-globular dull dark green, in the sun often tinged with purple. The roots are fibrous, arising from a short, conical taproot.
Piccolo cactus geofita con corpo porpora scuro e piccole spine pettinate arancioni. I fiori sono prodotti dalle areole più giovani nell'apice della pianta. I fiori ocra-arancioni hanno una bellissima lucentezza come di seta.
Eriosyce subgibbosa is a very variable species. Two-tone flower with magenta-purple petal tips and greenish-white throat, which give the sensation of being fluorescent. Spines from creamy yellow to dark gray-brown, different from plant to plant.
Eriosyce chilensis is a beautiful cactus with pale green stems cowered with dense whitish-yellow to brownish spines. The flowers are produced in summer, closely packed apically, they are flattish fuchsia red often with white centres.
The Krainziana variety is distinguished from other populations of Eriosyce islayensis by its somewhat columnar, more robust stems, which can reach 75 cm in height, and this size is rare in the Islaya genus. Areoles very woolly with dark spreading spines.
Eriosyce taltalensis is spiny geophytic cactus with stems rising barely above ground level. The stem is globose or semi-globular dull dark green, in the sun often tinged with purple. The roots are fibrous, arising from a short, conical taproot.
Eriosyce chilensis v. albiflora is a beautiful cactus with pale green stems cowered with dense whitish-yellow to brownish spines. The flowers are produced in summer, closely packed apically from young areoles, they are flattish, usually creamy white.
