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Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle

Cactaceae · Argentina Northwest · listed by its genus as a cactus or succulent

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Echinopsis crassicaulis, photograph Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsEchinopsis crassicaulis, photograph Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsEchinopsis crassicaulis, photograph David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsEchinopsis crassicaulis, photograph David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsEchinopsis crassicaulis, photograph Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsEchinopsis crassicaulis, photograph Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 12 photographs ›

Summary

Echinopsis crassicaulis, synonyms including Soehrensia grandiflora, is a species of Echinopsis found in Argentina.

Quoted from Wikipedia, "Echinopsis crassicaulis", CC BY-SA 4.0.

About the genus · Echinopsis

Echinopsis is a genus of cacti native to South America, sometimes known as hedgehog cactus, sea-urchin cactus or Easter lily cactus. As of November 2025, Plants of the World Online used a broad circumscription of the genus, resulting in about 80 accepted species, ranging from large and treelike types to small globose cacti. The name derives from echinos hedgehog or sea urchin, and opsis appearance, a reference to these plants' dense coverings of spines.

Quoted from Wikipedia, "Echinopsis", CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cultivation

Grouped as a cactus or succulent, listed under the genus Echinopsis in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “succulent subshrub”.

Nothing derived: no habitat climate for this species.
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Each card states this species' habitat figures with their sources, and what two fixed rules read from them; nothing here says what the plant does, wants or tolerates. The rules · the terms.

Group. Listed under the genus Echinopsis in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “succulent subshrub”. A group is taken only where Kew's description of the species agrees with the table's listing. The table gives no figure and no prose; the cold floor is the habitat's alone.

Climate across the habitat

No habitat climate can be derived: 1 in-range record, none placed to within 10 km. 1 of the 1 in-range records is placed to worse than 10 km, or to no stated accuracy and fewer than three decimals or by something other than a person's observation, and cannot place a climate cell, though it counts for the map and its marker.

Natural habitat

Native range as published by WCVP.
Openly licensed records inside the range, framed on where they fall.

This species has no GBIF key of its own. Its records are GBIF's under the keys of the names Kew's World Checklist holds as this plant: 3946445 (Helianthocereus crassicaulis Backeb., 0 records), 3951881 (Lobivia crassicaulis (Backeb.) R.Kiesling, 1 record), 3953071 (Lobivia grandiflora var. crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Rausch, 0 records), 3958024 (Lobivia huascha var. crassicaulis (Backeb.) Rausch, 0 records), 5623025 (Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle, 0 records), 10929760 (Soehrensia crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Schlumpb., 0 records), 10977800 (Trichocereus crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Lodé, 0 records). No name was matched to GBIF; the keys are read from Kew's synonymy. How.

NativeArgentina Northwest · regions are the level-3 units of the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, as Kew's World Checklist records ranges, some under historical names such as Yugoslavia or Czechoslovakia (how).
Kew's description“succulent subshrub” · “desert or dry shrubland” · quoted from WCVP, RBG Kew (CC BY 4.0); not derived here
Evidence usedThe map marker rests on the one georeferenced record inside the native range, openly licensed and shown on the map. Under a dozen records behind the map. No climate across the range is derived for this species. 1 in-range record is placed to worse than 10 km, or with no stated accuracy (admitted only as a person's observation to three decimals), and stays on the map but off the climate.
Other GBIF keysRecords also from GBIF's key 3946445 (Helianthocereus crassicaulis Backeb.): Kew's file holds it as Helianthocereus crassicaulis Backeb. (invalid under Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle); 0 records, from GBIF's search API on the day of the build.Records also from GBIF's key 3951881 (Lobivia crassicaulis (Backeb.) R.Kiesling): Kew's file holds it as Lobivia crassicaulis R.Kiesling (synonym under Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle); 1 record, from GBIF's download.Records also from GBIF's key 3953071 (Lobivia grandiflora var. crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Rausch): Kew's file holds it as Lobivia grandiflora var. crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Rausch (synonym under Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle); 0 records, from GBIF's search API on the day of the build.Records also from GBIF's key 3958024 (Lobivia huascha var. crassicaulis (Backeb.) Rausch): Kew's file holds it as Lobivia huascha var. crassicaulis (Backeb.) Rausch (invalid under Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle); 0 records, from GBIF's search API on the day of the build.Records also from GBIF's key 5623025 (Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle): Kew's file holds it as Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle (accepted); 0 records, from GBIF's search API on the day of the build.Records also from GBIF's key 10929760 (Soehrensia crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Schlumpb.): Kew's file holds it as Soehrensia crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Schlumpb. (synonym under Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle); 0 records, from GBIF's search API on the day of the build.Records also from GBIF's key 10977800 (Trichocereus crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Lodé): Kew's file holds it as Trichocereus crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Lodé (synonym under Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle); 0 records, from GBIF's search API on the day of the build.

Photographs

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Photographs: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (2); Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (2).

Other Echinopsis 48 in the reference

Echinopsis albispinosa Echinopsis albispinosa Cactaceae Photo: CC BY, Kay UrbanEchinopsis ancistrophora Echinopsis ancistrophora Cactaceae Photo: CC BY-SA, Pete Cupial-JonesEchinopsis angelesiae Echinopsis angelesiae Cactaceae Photo: CC0, DaderotEchinopsis arachnacantha Echinopsis arachnacantha Cactaceae Photo: CC BY, Paul KaluschkeEchinopsis aurea Echinopsis aurea Cactaceae Photo: CC0, author not statedEchinopsis backebergii Echinopsis backebergii Cactaceae Photo: CC BY, Paul KaluschkeEchinopsis bridgesii Echinopsis bridgesii Cactaceae Photo: CC BY, msscactiEchinopsis bruchii Echinopsis bruchii Cactaceae Photo: CC BY, Yazz'Echinopsis calochlora Echinopsis calochlora Cactaceae Photo: CC0, author not statedEchinopsis calorubra Echinopsis calorubra Cactaceae Photo: CC BY-SA, Michael WolfEchinopsis camarguensis Echinopsis camarguensis Cactaceae Photo: CC BY-SA, Frank VincentzEchinopsis cardenasiana Echinopsis cardenasiana Cactaceae Photo: CC BY-SA, Pete Cupial-Jones all 49 ›

Names & registers

Also known as Lobivia grandiflora var. longispina; Lobivia crassicaulis; Trichocereus rowleyi; Chamaecereus grandiflorus; Echinopsis rowleyi and 11 more. (WCVP, RBG Kew)

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The record

Family
Cactaceae
Described by
(R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle
Native to
Argentina Northwest
Wild records
1 in range · 1 open

Every figure here is derived from public data by a stated rule and names its source; nothing about this species is written for its page by a person or by AI, apart from the marked, credited quotations. How →

Where this page came from built 2026-10-22
Kew's names (WCVP) kew.names answeredas of 2026-06-04Kew's entry Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle (plant_name_id 2783357), read from Kew's names file
GBIF species record gbif.species not askedGBIF's backbone holds no one accepted species of this name, and a name it holds only as another species' synonym is not taken for this one, so GBIF's records were not asked
GBIF synonyms gbif.synonyms not askedGBIF's backbone holds no one accepted species of this name, and a name it holds only as another species' synonym is not taken for this one, so GBIF's records were not asked
GBIF common names gbif.vernacular not askedGBIF's backbone holds no one accepted species of this name, and a name it holds only as another species' synonym is not taken for this one, so GBIF's records were not asked
WCVP native range wcvp.distribution answeredas of 2026-06-04
GBIF occurrence records gbif.occurrences answeredasked 2026-10-22this species has no GBIF key of its own; its records are read under GBIF's keys for the names Kew's file holds as this plant, never by a name matched; GBIF occurrence download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.hbdw64, of 2026-10-21; 0 records of GBIF's key 3946445, Helianthocereus crassicaulis Backeb. (Kew's file holds it as Helianthocereus crassicaulis Backeb. (invalid under Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle)): GBIF occurrence search API; 1 record of GBIF's key 3951881, Lobivia crassicaulis (Backeb.) R.Kiesling (Kew's file holds it as Lobivia crassicaulis R.Kiesling (synonym under Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle)): the GBIF download; 0 records of GBIF's key 3953071, Lobivia grandiflora var. crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Rausch (Kew's file holds it as Lobivia grandiflora var. crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Rausch (synonym under Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle)): GBIF occurrence search API; 0 records of GBIF's key 3958024, Lobivia huascha var. crassicaulis (Backeb.) Rausch (Kew's file holds it as Lobivia huascha var. crassicaulis (Backeb.) Rausch (invalid under Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle)): GBIF occurrence search API; 0 records of GBIF's key 5623025, Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle (Kew's file holds it as Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle (accepted)): GBIF occurrence search API; 0 records of GBIF's key 10929760, Soehrensia crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Schlumpb. (Kew's file holds it as Soehrensia crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Schlumpb. (synonym under Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle)): GBIF occurrence search API; 0 records of GBIF's key 10977800, Trichocereus crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Lodé (Kew's file holds it as Trichocereus crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) Lodé (synonym under Echinopsis crassicaulis (R.Kiesling) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle)): GBIF occurrence search API
Habitat climate climate nothing to reportasked 2026-10-221 in-range record, none placed to within 10 km
Wikidata wikidata answeredasked 2026-10-22found by Kew's IPNI identifier 276290-2, POWO 276290-2
Wikipedia wikipedia answeredasked 2026-10-22
iNaturalist taxon inat.taxon not asked
iNaturalist photographs, wild inat.photos.wild not asked
iNaturalist photographs, cultivated inat.photos.cultivated not asked
GBIF media gbif.media not askedGBIF's backbone holds no one accepted species of this name, and a name it holds only as another species' synonym is not taken for this one, so GBIF's records were not asked
Wikimedia Commons commons answeredasked 2026-10-22
OpenAlex papers openalex not askednot yet asked for this reference; a later fill takes the papers from OpenAlex's snapshot

Every source is recorded as having answered, reported nothing, refused, failed, not been asked, or answered twice where one answer is taken (“not taken: two items answered”), and, for a source asked when this page was built, when: the figures are as the source held them that day; a source read from a file (Kew's World Checklist, a GBIF download) says "as of" the file's day instead; a row carried from an earlier build of the page names that build instead. Only “nothing to report” is ever shown as an absence. Records came from 1 datasets via GBIF.org; each carries its own licence.

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