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Cephalocereus pasacanus (F.A.C.Weber ex Rümpler) F.A.C.Weber
Index Kew. Suppl. 1: 89. 1906 - et: in F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum, Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] iii. 6a. (1894). 182.
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana (F.A.C.Weber ex Rümpler) G.Navarro
Lazaroa 17: 54. 1996

Cephalocereus pasacanus (Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana) Photo by: Guillermo Rivera
Isla del Pescado or Incahuasi island, in the Salar de Uyuni, Potosi, Bolivia. Magical place.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinopsis atacamensis (Phil.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
I.O.S. Bull. 3(3): 94. 1974
Synonymy: 9 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana (F.A.C.Weber ex Rümpler) G.Navarro
Lazaroa 17: 54. 1996
Synonymy: 11 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana f. brevispina hort.
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana f. cristata hort.
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Pasacana Tree Cactus, Pasakana, Pasacana Cactus, Thistle, Candelabra Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Cardón, Cardón Grande, Cavul

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinopsis atacamensis group



26587 diegoe Diego Armentano
Blooming habit at 3255 metres of altitude. (Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana) Photo by: Diego Armentano
21934 julio Julio C. García
Cephalocereus pasacanus (Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana) Photo by: Julio C. García

17576 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cephalocereus pasacanus (Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
21937 julio Julio C. García
Cephalocereus pasacanus (Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana) Photo by: Julio C. García

22268 flavio Flavio Agrosi
Cephalocereus pasacanus (Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana) Photo by: Flavio Agrosi
26589 diegoe Diego Armentano
Cephalocereus pasacanus (Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana) Photo by: Diego Armentano

21935 julio Julio C. García
Trichocereus Pasacana "Cardones" cerca de Cachi, Pcia. de Salta. (Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana) Photo by: Julio C. García
26588 diegoe Diego Armentano
Isla del Pescado or Incahuasi island, in the Salar de Uyuni, Potosi, Bolivia (Echinopsis atacamensis subs. pasacana) Photo by: Diego Armentano

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