Lobivia arachnacantha

Lobivia arachnacantha is a species of cactus in the genus Lobivia, native to Bolivia.[1][2] As its synonym Echinopsis arachnacantha it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Lobivia arachnacantha
Echinopsis arachnacantha subsp. arachnacantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Lobivia
Species:
L. arachnacantha
Binomial name
Lobivia arachnacantha
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Echinopsis arachnacantha (Buining & F.Ritter) Friedrich
    • Echinopsis ancistrophora subsp. arachnacantha (Buining & F.Ritter) Rausch
    • Echinopsis ancistrophora var. kratochviliana (Backeb.) Rausch
    • Echinopsis arachnacantha var. densiseta Friedrich
    • Echinopsis arachnacantha var. sulphurea (R.Vásquez) G.D.Rowley
    • Echinopsis arachnacantha var. torrecillasensis (Cárdenas) Friedrich
    • Echinopsis arachnacantha var. vallegrandensis Rausch
    • Echinopsis graciliflora Cárdenas
    • Echinopsis kratochviliana Backeb.
    • Echinopsis torrecillasensis Cárdenas
    • Neolobivia kratochviliana (Backeb.) Y.Itô
    • Pseudolobivia kratochviliana (Backeb.) Backeb.
    • Pseudolobivia torrecillasensis (Cárdenas) Backeb.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Lobivia arachnacantha var. arachnacantha
  • Lobivia arachnacantha var. densiseta Rausch
  • Lobivia arachnacantha var. sulphurea R.Vásquez
  • Lobivia arachnacantha var. torrecillasensis (Cárdenas) Buining
  • Lobivia arachnacantha typically forms clumps
    Lobivia arachnacantha typically forms clumps
  • Lobivia arachnacantha subsp. densiseta
    Lobivia arachnacantha subsp. densiseta
  • Lobivia arachnacantha subsp. torrecillasensis
    Lobivia arachnacantha subsp. torrecillasensis
  • Close up of flower
    Close up of flower

References
  1. "Lobivia arachnacantha Buining & F.Ritter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. "Echinopsis arachnacantha (Buining & F.Ritter) Friedrich". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. "Echinopsis arachnacantha". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021. spider web-spined Easter lily cactus


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