Genus Pyrrhocactus (A. Berger) A. W. Hill

Usually considered a synonym of Eriosyce Phil.


Summary
Genus number:
16205
Last updated:
13 February 2004
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Notocacteae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Hunt, D. 1992. CITES Cactaceae checklist Note: = Neoporteria Britton & Rose
  2. Kattermann, F. 1994. Eriosyce (Cactaceae): the genus revised and amplified. Succ. Pl. Res. 1:132. Note: lists as Pyrrhocactus (A. Berger) A. Berger; = Eriosyce Phil.
  3. Kiesling, R. 1998. Notes on the cacti of Argentina. Cactaceae Consensus Init. 6:14. Note: accepts
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=16205. Accessed 12 May 2026.