Eriosyce senilis

Eriosyce senilis, called old-man cactus along with a number of similar species, is a species of cactus in the genus Eriosyce, native to Chile.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Eriosyce senilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Eriosyce
Species:
E. senilis
Binomial name
Eriosyce senilis
(Backeb.) Katt.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Echinocactus senilis Phil.
    • Neoporteria gerocephala Y.Itô
    • Neoporteria multicolor F.Ritter
    • Neoporteria nidus var. gerocephala (Y.Itô) F.Ritter
    • Neoporteria nidus var. matancillana F.Ritter
    • Neoporteria nidus var. multicolor (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
    • Neoporteria nidus f. senilis (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
    • Neoporteria senilis Backeb.
    • Neoporteria thiebautiana (Backeb.) Y.Itô

References
  1. Eriosyce (Cactac.) Gen. Revis. Ampl.: 119 (1994)
  2. "Eriosyce senilis (Backeb.) Katt". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. "Eriosyce senilis". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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