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Leucostele chiloensis

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Leucostele chiloensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Genus:
Echinopsis
Species:
E. chiloensis
Binomial name
Echinopsis chiloensis

Echinopsis chiloensis is a species of cacti native to South America; genus members are known as hedgehog cacti, sea-urchin cactus or Easter lily cactus. This species, E chiloensis, is tree-like with branching structures beginning basally. This plant can attain a height of eight metres.[1] An example occurrence is within the La Campana National Park in Chile.[2]

Line notes

  1. ^ Edward F. Anderson. 2001
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008

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