Eriosyce

This is an almost spineless plant. If you like deep purple-bodied plants, you simply must get it (if you haven't already).

Fascinating species with flat grey-violet body. The spines are usually very reduced but it is quite variable.

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.

Yellow to honey-yellow spines.

This Eriosyce clone stands out for the prolific growth of shoots at its base. Peculiar and uncommon.

Forma prolifera, very rare. It branches profusely from the base and forms dense colonies.

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.

Eriosyce gerocephala, best known as Neoporteria gerocephala is distinguished by thin, soft and flexible cream-white spines. Very nice!

It grows in habitat together with Copiapoa cinerea.

Grey-brown body, greyish-black spines.

Collected by F.Ritter (FR712) in1958 as Pyrrhocactus saxifragus. Locality Guanillos, Tarapacá, Department of Iquique, Chile

Eriosyce odieri v. malleolata is a small, globular cactus with a solitary dark brown body, often partially buried, aiding in water retention. Very pretty.

Pretty pink flowers, whitish base. Fresh green body, brown spines.

Very spiny whith many needlelike to hairlike spines per areole. It grows in the rocks.

Very nice!

Green, pinkish grey to a deep purple body.