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Pyrrhocactus heinrichianus (Backeb.) F.Ritter
Succulenta (Netherlands) 1959: 131
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Eriosyce heinrichiana (Backeb.) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 118 (1994)

Pyrrhocactus heinrichianus (Eriosyce heinrichiana) Photo by: Carolina González
A blooming specimen in habitat.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Eriosyce heinrichiana (Backeb.) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 118 (1994)
Synonymy: 24 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Eriosyce heinrichiana subs. intermedia (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 118 (1994)
Synonymy: 5 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Eriosyce heinrichiana var. setosiflora (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 118 (1994)
Synonymy: 6 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Eriosyce heinrichiana var. simulans (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 1): 118 (1994)
Synonymy: 5
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SPANISH (Español): Quisquito Don Rodolfo

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Eriosyce heinrichiana group

  • Eriosyce heinrichiana (Backeb.) Katt.: Stem dark brownish, round barely above ground level (rarely elongate). Flowers creamy yellow to reddish. Distribution: from south of Huasco to El Tofo.
  • Eriosyce heinrichiana subs. intermedia (F.Ritter) Katt.: comprises two varieties. v. intermedia has stems occasionally elongate. Distribution: Elqui Valley. v. setosiflora does not have elongate stems. Distribution: coastal areas of the Elqui and Limari Valleys.
  • Eriosyce heinrichiana var. setosiflora (F.Ritter) Katt.: (ssp. intermedia var. setosiflora) stems never elongate . Distribution: coastal areas of the Elqui and Limari Valleys.
  • Eriosyce heinrichiana var. simulans (F.Ritter) Katt.: often has elongate stems with long white wool covering the stem tips. Distribution: lower Choros Valley.
  • Pyrrhocactus chorosensis F.Ritter: mostly spineless. Distribution: Quebrada Choros, north of La Serena
  • Pyrrhocactus deherdtianus (Backeb.) Katt.: is a compact slow growing forms with dark maroon/mauve stems and fewer tuberculate ribs. Distribution: El Trapiche and adjacent ares.
  • Pyrrhocactus dimorphus F.Ritter: has two distinct stem forms, the juvenile form whit only minuscule radial spines, and the adult plant with long radial and central spines. Distribution: Chile (Coquimbo).

2135 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cultivated specimen from El Tambo, Valle de Elqui (Región de Coquimbo), Chile. (Eriosyce heinrichiana) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
26226 carolina Carolina González
A large mature specimen in habitat. (Eriosyce heinrichiana) Photo by: Carolina González

26223 carolina Carolina González
In habitat among rocks. (Eriosyce heinrichiana) Photo by: Carolina González
2137 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Pyrrhocactus heinrichianus (Eriosyce heinrichiana) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

26225 carolina Carolina González
Pyrrhocactus heinrichianus (Eriosyce heinrichiana) Photo by: Carolina González
15418 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Locality El Tambo, Valle de Elqui (Región de Coquimbo), Chile. (Eriosyce heinrichiana) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

26227 carolina Carolina González
In habitat among rocks. (Eriosyce heinrichiana) Photo by: Carolina González
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