= Echinopsis haematantha var. kuehnrichii (Frič) J.G.Lamb.
Cact. d'Argentine ed. 2 59. 1997 1998 J.G.Lamb.
Accepted Scientific Name: Echinopsis haematantha (Speg.) D.R.Hunt
Bradleya 9: 88 (1991); et: Cact. d'Argentine ed. 2: 57, isonym. 1997 1998
Echinopsis kuehnrichii (Echinopsis haematantha var. kuehnrichii) Photo by: Peiffer Clement
R 238A (Collector Walter Rausch) Cachipampa to Cachi, Salta, Argentina. In time it will develop robust black curved to hooked spines.
Origin and Habitat: Cachipampa (Province of Salta).
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Accepted name in llifle Database:Echinopsis haematantha (Speg.) D.R.HuntBradleya 9: 88 (1991); et: Cact. d'Argentine ed. 2: 57, isonym. 1997 1998Synonymy: 44
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Description: Echinopsis haematantha var. kuehnrichiiSN|4672]]SN|4665]] best known as Lobivia kuehnrichiiSN|4666]]SN|4666]], is generally included within (as a synonym of) Echinopsis haematanthaSN|4665]]SN|12412]] that is a very variable cactus species showing a large range of natural variability, especially the colour of the flower. The var. kuehnrichii (sometime misspelled "kuehnrichiana") distinguishes for its slightly smaller solitary, rarely clustering body with long black hooked spines. The flowers range in colour from red to orange and yellow with usually a white throat circle.
Stem: Globular to oval, with about 12 (or more) ribs.
Root: Tick taproot
Central spines: 1 to 4, curved to hooked, black to grey.
Flowers: Red, orange, or yellow with usually a white throat circle (rarely green). Tube olive green. Stigma sometimes green or yellowish white, rarely carmine.
Taxonomic note: Some authors place Echinopsis haematantha var. kuehnrichiiSN|12412]]SN|4665]] as a synonim of Echinopsis chrysanthaSN|4665]]SN|4672]].
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinopsis haematantha group
- Echinopsis amblayensis (Rausch) Friedrich: has rich orange-red flowers and green stigmas. Distribution: Amblayo, Salta, Argentina.
- Echinopsis amblayensis var. albispina (Rausch) Friedrich: has short, glassy, mostly cream white in variable number. Distribution: Amblayo, Salta, Argentina.
- Echinopsis haematantha (Speg.) D.R.Hunt: is an extremely variable species, with many forms and varieties. Flowers yellow to purple with usually a white or yellowish-cream throat circle. Distribution: Northern Argentina (Salta and Catamarca)
- Echinopsis haematantha subs. chorrillosensis (Rausch) J.G.Lamb.: has a deep taproot, greyish-green stems, short pale radial spines, longer curved central spine and flower colour from red through to yellow. Distribution: Chorrillos, Salta, Argentina.
- Echinopsis haematantha subs. elongata (Backeb.) J.G.Lamb.
- Echinopsis haematantha subs. hualfinensis (Rausch) J.G.Lamb.: has silky grey-green, olive-green to brownish-green stems, heavy, curving spines and orange to bright red flowers, with a white or yellowish throat circle. Distribution: Northern Argentina.
- Echinopsis haematantha subs. hualfinensis f. variegata hort.: has green and yellow variegated stems. Garden origin.
- Echinopsis haematantha subs. jasimanensis (Rausch) J.G.Lamb.
- Echinopsis haematantha var. kuehnrichii (Frič) J.G.Lamb.: has yellow, salmon, orange or carmine flowers up to 5 cm wide. The flowers throat is white or green. Distribution: Cachipampa to Potrero, Salta, Argentina.
- Lobivia drijveriana Backeb.: same as Echinopsis haematantha var. kuehnrichii? Distribution: Cachipampa to Cachi, Salta, Argentina.
- Lobivia haematantha var. fechseri (Rausch) Rausch
- Lobivia mirabunda Backeb.
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Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Hunt, D., Taylor, N. and Charles, G. (compilers and editors). “The New Cactus Lexicon.” dh Books, Milborne Port, UK. 2006
2) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey "The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass" Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug/2011
3) Edward Anderson “The Cactus family” Timber Press, Incorporated, 2001
4) Haustein, Erik. “Der Kosmos-Kakteenführer.” Kosmos / Gesellschaft der Naturfreunde., Stuttgart, 1983
5) Hans Hecht “BLV-Handbuch der Kakteen” BLV-Verlagsgesellschaft, 1982
6) John Pilbeam “Cacti for the Connoisseur: A Guide for Growers & Collectors” Timber Press, 01 July 1987
7) Willy Cullmann, Erich Götz (Dozent Dr.), Gerhard Gröner “The encyclopedia of cacti” Timber Press, 1987
8) J.G. Lambert Ir. A.I.Gx. “Cactus d'Argentine” 2ème édition Revue et complétée, Concordia-Roeselare., 1997
9) Rausch “Erstbeschreibung. Lobivia kuehnrichii Frič var. antennifera Rausch var. nov. Echinopseen” 7(2): 49–51 [2]. 2012
10) Walter Rausch “Lobivia 85” Herzig, 1986
More...Cultivation and Propagation: It is a summer-growing species that offers no cultivation difficulty. Water regularly in summer (but do not over-water). It needs good drainage and very porous soil. Keep rather dry in winter. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer. It is quite frost resistant if kept dry (hardy to -5° C). Outside full sun or afternoon shade, inside it needs bright light, and some direct sun.
Propagation: Direct sow after last frost. (seldom produces offsets)