Leucostele terscheckii

Leucostele terscheckii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Leucostele
Species:
L. terscheckii
Binomial name
Leucostele terscheckii
(J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Schlumpb.
Synonyms
  • Cereus terscheckii Parm. ex Pfeiff.
  • Echinopsis terscheckii var. montana (Backeb.) K.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
  • Pilocereus terschenckii (Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Rumpler ex Pfeiff.
  • Trichocereus terscheckii (Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
  • Leucostele terscheckii (Parm.) Friedrich & G.D.Rowley

Leucostele terscheckii, commonly known as the cardon grande cactus or Argentine saguaro, is a large cactus native to South America and popular in cultivation.[2]

  1. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  2. ^ "Cardon Grande (Echinopsis terscheckii)". Desert-tropicals.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.