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  Eriosyce curvispina
(Syn: Pyrrocactus curvispinus)
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E. curvispina (Neoporteria curvispina) ZJ 87
West of Los Andes, Valparaiso, Chile 1500-1700m
 

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Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific name:  Eriosyce curvispina (Bertero ex Colla) Kattermann,
Succ. Pl. Res. 1:117. 1994

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.

Synonyms:

  • Cactus curvispinus  Bertero ex Colla 1834
  • Echinocactus curvispinus  (Bertero ex Colla) Gay 1848
  • Malacocarpus curvispinus  (Bertero ex Colla) Britton & Rose 1922
  • Pyrrhocactus curvispinus  (Bertero ex Colla) A.Berger 1929
  • Horridocactus curvispinus  (Bertero ex Colla) Backeb. 1940
  • Neoporteria curvispina  (Bertero ex Colla) Donald & G.D.Rowley 1966
  • Pyrrhocactus curvispinus var. combarbalensis Ritter
  • Pyrrhocactus curvispinus var. felipensis Ritter
  • Pyrrhocactus curvispinus var. santiagensis Ritter
  • Pyrrhocactus curvispinus var. tilamensis Ritter

Description: Plants are usually solitary. It is one of the most wide-spread of the Eriosyce species, and is also highly variable in appearance.  In fact, there are a number of varieties so different looking, that only some authorities recognize the different populations as segregate varieties.
Stem: Globular, up to 15 cm.
Roots: Fibrous from a short tap root.
Spines: Long, stiff, greyish-brown spines with a darker tip. Young spines are almost black, while older ones turn greyish.

Flowers:
Flowers are about 4 cm in diameter.
 

 




Heterotypic synonyms:

  • Echinocactus horridus  Gay 1848
  • Pyrrhocactus horridus  (Gay) Backeb. 1935
  • Neoporteria horrida  (Gay) D.R.Hunt 1987
  • Echinocactus jussieui  Monv. ex Salm-Dyck 1849
  • Neoporteria jussieui  (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose 1922
  • Chilenia jussieui  (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb. 1939
  • Neochilenia jussieui  (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb. 1942
  • Pyrrhocactus jussieui  (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter 1980
  • Echinocactus occultus  Phil. 1860
  • Neoporteria occulta  (Phil.) Britton & Rose 1922
  • Chilenia occulta  (Phil.) Backeb. 1939
  • Neochilenia occulta  (Phil.) Backeb. 1942
  • Echinocactus froehlichianus  K.Schum. 1903
  • Pyrrhocactus froehlichianus  (K.Schum.) Backeb. 1935
  • Horridocactus froehlichianus  (K.Schum.) Backeb. 1959
  • Horridocactus kesselringianus  Dölz 1942
  • Neoporteria kesselringiana  (Dölz) Hutchison 1955
  • Pyrrhocactus kesselringianus  (Dölz) F.Ritter 1959
  • Horridocactus andicola  F.Ritter 1959
  • Pyrrhocactus andicola  (F.Ritter) F.Ritter1959
  • Pyrrhocactus grandiflorus  F.Ritter 1960
  • Horridocactus grandiflorus  (F.Ritter) Backeb. 1962
  • Pyrrhocactus odoriflorus  F.Ritter 1960
  • Neochilenia odoriflora  (F.Ritter) Backeb. 1962
  • Pyrrhocactus coliguayensis  F.Ritter 1980
  • Pyrrhocactus pamaensis  F.Ritter 1980
  • Pyrrhocactus truncatipetalus  F.Ritter 1980


Cultivation:  It is a summer-growing species. Easy to cultivate but somewhat rot prone if kept in a non-ventilated place.  It requires a very fast draining drying soil. Water regularly in summer, but place. It requires a very fast draining drying soil. Water regularly in summer, but do not over-water.
Needs a full sun exposure (or light shade)
.  Good heat tolerance.  Hardy to at least -5°C (but it can probably tolerate
 -10° C for brief periods)

Propagation: Usually propagated from Seeds. ( It seldom produces offsets)
 


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