Eriosyce

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.

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

It is a beautiful small geophytic cactus with a dark purple body and very short pectinated spines. The flowers are born on young areoles, and are very attractive, shining orangish with darker midline.

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.

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.

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.

It grows in habitat together with Copiapoa cinerea.

Grey-brown body, greyish-black spines.

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