Echinopsis werdermannii
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| Echinopsis werdermannii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinopsis |
| Species: | E. werdermannii |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinopsis werdermannii Frič ex Fleisch. 1962 | |
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Echinopsis werdermannii is a species of Echinopsis cactus found in Paraguay.[1]
Echinopsis werdermannii grows singly. The spherical, gray-green shoots reach diameters of up to 12 cm (4.7 in) and heights of up to 8 centimeters. There are ten to twelve straight and sharp-edged ribs. The single black central spine is up to 0.2 cm (0.079 in) long. The three to eight radial spines are blackish.
The long, tube-shaped, funnel-shaped flowers are light pink. The flowers are up to 20 centimeters long.[2]
Distribution
Echinopsis werdermannii is found in Paraguay.
