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Echinopsis which is placed in the Cactaceae family, is a large genus of 128 species of cacti which grow naturally in the South American countries of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay. They grow in sandy or gravel soils on hillsides and in rocky crevices. They range in size from large tree like species, to small species such as Echinopsis chamaecereus, the peanut cactus.
Echinopsis terscheckii, commonly known as the Cardon Grande Cactus or Argentine Saguaro, is a large cactus native to South America and popular in cultivation. It is a columnar, branching cactus that can grow over 7.6 metres tall. Its branches are about 25 cm in diameter with 8 to 14 ribs. It has large brownish areoles about 2.5 cm apart with 8 to 15 yellowish spines, 8.3–10 cm long. The nocturnal white flowers can grow up to 20 cm long and 13–15 cm wide. The round or oblong blue fruits are about 1.3 cm in diameter and contain black, oval seeds approximately 0.76 mm long. It is native to Catamarca Province in northwest Argentina and to the western slopes of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. |