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Echinopsis tarijensis

Echinopsis tarijensis

(Vaupel) Friedrich & Rowley

Family: Cactaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Echinopsis tarijensis, synonym Soehrensia tarijensis, is a species of Echinopsis, in the cactus family Cactaceae. It is native to Bolivia and northwestern Argentina.

 Echinopsis tarijensis initially grows individually, later becoming a shrub with few side branches and reaching heights of growth of up to . The strong, cylindrical, dark green shoots reach a diameter of up to . There are 15 to 21 ribs. The large, clear areoles located on them are covered with gray felt and are close together. Light brown to whitish, unequal spines emerges from them. The stiff, stinging spines are slightly curved and thickened at their base. They have a length of . One to four central spines and 50 or more radial spines are formed.

The funnel-shaped flowers are red to pink to creamy white. They appear near the top of the shoot. The flowers are up to long and have a diameter of . The egg-shaped, green fruits are long and have a diameter of .

Taxonomy: The first description as Cereus tarijensis by Friedrich Vaupel was published in 1916. The specific epithet tarijensis refers to the occurrence of the species near Tarija in the Bolivian Department of Tarija. Spanish common names are "poco", "poco-poco", "achuma" and "cardón". The fruits are called "pasacana". In 1974, it was transferred to the genus Echinopsis. Boris O. Schlumpberger placed the species in the genus Soehrensia in 2012. , this placement was not accepted by Plants of the World Online, which retained it in Echinopsis.

Subspecies: It has 2 accepted subspecies:
ImageSubspeciesDescriptionDistribution
(Backeb.) Schlumpb.}}Plants are 2 meters tall with pink to magenta flowers.Bolivia
120px]]Echinopsis tarijensis subsp. tarijensisPlants have white flowersBolivia to Argentina


Distribution: Echinopsis tarijensis is widespread in the southwest and south of Bolivia and the Argentine province of Jujuy in the Andes at altitudes of .

Source: Wikipedia, article Echinopsis tarijensis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 550427
 
Valle Colorado
Jujuy
Argentina
09/25/2023
Hugo Caverzasi


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189155125/09/2023ArgentinaJujuyValle ColoradoHugo Caverzasi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Echinopsis tarijensis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.