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Eriosyce taltalensis ssp. taltalensis

Scientific Name: Eriosyce taltalensis ssp. taltalensis (F. Ritter) Don. & Rowley.
Synonym: Chilenia fobeana, Chilenia fusca, Delaetia woutersiana, Echinocactus fobeanus, Echinocactus fuscus, Echinocactus hankeanus, Hildmannia fobeana, Hildmannia fusca, Horridocactus scoparius, Neochilenia calderana, Neochilenia eriocephala, Neochilenia fobeana, Neochilenia fusca, Neochilenia glaucescens, Neochilenia gracilis, Neochilenia hankeana, Neochilenia intermedia, Neochilenia rupicola, Neochilenia scoparia, Neochilenia taltalensis, Neoporteria calderana, Neoporteria calderana, Neoporteria eriocephala var. glaucescens , Neoporteria eriocephala, Neoporteria fobeana, Neoporteria fusca, Neoporteria hankeana, Neoporteria intermedia var. pulchella , Neoporteria intermedia, Neoporteria jussieui var. fobeana , Neoporteria neohankeana, Neoporteria paucicostata var. neohankeana , Neoporteria pulchella, Neoporteria rupicola, Neoporteria scoparia, Neoporteria taltalensis, Neoporteria woutersiana, Nichelia fusca, Pyrrhocactus calderana, Pyrrhocactus fuscus, Pyrrhocactus glaucescens, Pyrrhocactus gracilis, Pyrrhocactus intermedius, Pyrrhocactus neohankeanus, Pyrrhocactus neohankeanus, Pyrrhocactus pulchellus, Pyrrhocactus rupicola, Pyrrhocactus scoparius, Pyrrhocactus taltalensis, Pyrrhocactus tenuis, Pyrrhocactus transiens
Family: Cactaceae

Neoporteria calderana at the Huntington Gardens in early July

Sun Exposure: Light shade

Origin: Northern Chile

Growth Habits: Solitary, up to 3 inches in diameter (8 cm)

Propagation: Seeds

The name 'calderana' comes from Caldera in Chile, a location where the species can be encountered.

Blooming Habits:
Large flowers, white or pink, 1.5 inches in diameter (3.5 cm)

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