General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Quisco
  • Cacto
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Leucostele chiloensis subsp. chiloensis
  • Synonym: Echinopsis chiloensis
  • Synonym: Echinopsis chiloensis subsp. chiloensis

Photo Gallery
Photo by Mutisia
Photo by Mutisia
Photo by Mutisia
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2008-11-06
Photo by Mutisia
Photo by Mutisia
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2008-11-06
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2008-11-06
Location: Botanical Garden 'Botanicactus' - Mallorca
Date: 2017-04-24
Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Date: 2019-04-22

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