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Harrisia pomanensis

Harrisia pomanensis

(F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
Ulúa

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

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Harrisia pomanensis is a species of cactus.

 Harrisia pomanensis sometimes grows a bit bushy. The more or less upright, sometimes arched or prostrate, blue-green or gray-green, glaucous shoots are almost round and have a diameter of 2 to 4 centimeters. There are four to seven blunt, rounded, non-humped ribs. The needle-like, initially reddish to almost white thorns later turn gray with a black tip. The individual central spine is 1 to 2 centimeters long. The six to eight marginal spines reach a length of up to 1 centimeter.

The flowers reach a length of up to 15 centimeters. The spherical, slightly bumpy red fruits have a few scales.

Distribution: Harrisia pomanensis is widespread in southern Paraguay, Bolivia and northern Argentina at elevations of 200 to 1200 meters.

Harrisia pomanensis is considered an exotic invasive in Australia.

Taxonomy: The first description as Cereus pomanensis was made in 1897 by Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber in Karl Moritz Schumann´s complete description of cacti. The specific epithet pomanensis refers to the occurrence of the species near Pomán in the Argentine province of Catamarca. Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose placed the species in the genus Harrisia in 1920. Further nomenclature synonyms are Eriocereus pomanensis (F.A.C.Weber) A.Berger (1929) and Echinopsis pomanensis (F.A.C.Weber) Anceschi & Magli (2013).

Source: Wikipedia, article Harrisia pomanensis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 610624
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/18/2024
Lucas De Ciria
Foto
Photography ID: 588203
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
06/20/2024
Lucas De Ciria
Foto
Photography ID: 584123
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/15/2024
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 584122
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/15/2024
Gustavo Puente



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
219908218/11/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasLucas De Ciria
204695220/06/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasLucas De Ciria
203421215/05/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCuenca del Ñancay. Camino que sale al oeste en R14 km 14, CeibasGustavo Puente
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Harrisia pomanensis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.