Echinopsis densispina f. cristata

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Echinopsis densispina f. cristata

Family: CACTACEAE

Echinopsis densispina f. cristata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Origin and Habitat: Soutnern Bolivia, northern Argentina

Synonyms:

Echinopsis densispina f. cristata

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinopsis densispina f. cristata
Synonymy: 2

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinopsis densispina Werderm.
Kakteenkunde 142, fig. 1934
Synonymy: 103

Echinopsis densispina Werderm.

Hymenorebutia densispina (Werderm.) Buining
Lobivia densispina (Werderm.) Harden
Lobivia densispina f. aurantiaca (Wessner) Buining
Lobivia famatimensis var. densispina (Werderm.) Backeb.
Lobivia haematantha subs. densispina (Werderm.) Rausch
Lobivia haematantha var. densispina (Werderm.) Rausch

Echinopsis densispina f. albiflora (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia densispina f. albiflora (Wessner) Buining
Lobivia famatimensis var. albiflora (Wessner) Krainz
Lobivia pectinifera var. albiflora Wessner

Echinopsis densispina f. albolanata (Buining) Buining

Hymenorebutia albolanata Buining
Lobivia albolanata (Buining) Krainz
Lobivia densispina f. albolanata (Buining) Buining
Lobivia haematantha var. rebutioides f. albolanata

Echinopsis densispina f. aurantiaca (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia famatimensis var. aurantiaca (Wessner) Backeb.
Lobivia pectinifera var. aurantiaca Wessner

Echinopsis densispina f. blossfeldii (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia densispina var. blossfeldii Wessner
Lobivia densispina f. blossfeldii (Wessner) Buining

Echinopsis densispina f. chlorogona (Wessner) Buining

Hymenorebutia chlorogona (Wessner) F.Ritter
Lobivia chlorogona Wessner
Lobivia haematantha f. chlorogona (Wessner) J.Ullmann

Echinopsis densispina f. cinnabarina (Backeb. ex Wessner) Buining

Lobivia densispina f. cinnabarina (Backeb. ex Wessner) Buining
Lobivia famatimensis var. cinnabarina (Backeb. ex Wessner) Backeb.
Lobivia pectinifera var. cinnabarina Backeb. ex Wessner

Echinopsis densispina f. citriflora (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia densispina f. citriflora (Wessner) Buining
Lobivia famatimensis var. citriflora (Wessner) Krainz
Lobivia pectinifera var. citriflora Wessner

Echinopsis densispina f. citriniflora (Backeb.) Buining

Lobivia densispina f. citriniflora (Backeb.) Buining
Lobivia rebutioides var. citriniflora Backeb.

Echinopsis densispina f. cupreoviridis (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia chlorogona var. cupreoviridis Wessner
Lobivia densispina f. cupreoviridis (Wessner) Buining

Echinopsis densispina f. eburnea (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia densispina f. eburnea (Wessner) Buining
Lobivia famatimensis var. eburnea (Wessner) Krainz
Lobivia pectinifera var. eburnea Wessner

Echinopsis densispina f. haematantha (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia densispina f. haematantha (Backeb. ex Wessner) Buining
Lobivia famatimensis var. haematantha (Backeb. ex Wessner) Backeb.
Lobivia pectinifera var. haematantha Backeb. ex Wessner

Echinopsis densispina f. kraussiana (Backeb.) Buining

Lobivia densispina f. kraussiana (Backeb.) Buining
Lobivia rebutioides var. kraussiana Backeb.

Echinopsis densispina var. kreuzingeri (Frič ex Buining) Buining

Hymenorebutia kreuzingeri Frič ex Buining
Lobivia densispina var. kreuzingeri (Frič ex Buining) Buining
Lobivia kreuzingeri (Frič ex Buining) Krainz

Echinopsis densispina var. pectinifera (Wessner) J.G.Lamb.

Echinopsis densispina f. pectinifera (Wessner) Buining
Lobivia haematantha var. pectinifera (Wessner) Rausch ex G.D.Rowley
Lobivia haematantha f. pectinifera (Wessner) J.Ullmann
Lobivia haematantha var. rebutioides f. pectinifera
Lobivia pectinifera Wessner

Echinopsis densispina f. purpureostoma (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia chlorogona var. purpureostoma Wessner
Lobivia densispina f. purpureostoma (Wessner) Buining

Echinopsis densispina var. rebutioides (Backeb.) Buining

Echinopsis rebutioides (Backeb.) Friedrich
Hymenorebutia rebutioides (Backeb.) Buining
Lobivia densispina var. rebutioides (Backeb.) Buining
Lobivia haematantha var. rebutioides (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
Lobivia rebutioides Backeb.

Echinopsis densispina f. rubroviridis (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia chlorogona var. rubroviridis Wessner
Lobivia densispina f. rubroviridis (Wessner) Buining

Echinopsis densispina f. sanguinea (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia densispina var. sanguinea Wessner
Lobivia densispina f. sanguinea (Wessner) Buining

Echinopsis densispina f. setosa (Backeb.) Buining

Lobivia densispina f. setosa (Backeb.) Buining
Lobivia famatimensis var. setosa Backeb.

Echinopsis densispina f. subcarnea (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia densispina f. subcarnea (Wessner) Buining
Lobivia famatimensis var. subcarnea (Wessner) Krainz
Lobivia pectinifera var. subcarnea Wessner

Echinopsis densispina f. sublimiflora (Backeb. ex Wessner) Buining

Hymenorebutia sublimiflora (Backeb.) Buining
Lobivia densispina f. sublimiflora (Backeb. ex Wessner) Buining
Lobivia haematantha var. sublimiflora (Wessner) Rausch in Rausch
Lobivia haematantha f. sublimiflora (Backeb. ex Wessner) J.Ullmann
Lobivia haematantha subvar. sublimiflora (Backeb.) Rausch
Lobivia rebutioides var. sublimiflora (Backeb. ex Wessner) Backeb.
Lobivia sublimiflora Backeb. ex Wessner

Echinopsis densispina f. sufflava (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia densispina f. sufflava (Wessner) Buining
Lobivia famatimensis var. sufflava (Wessner) Krainz
Lobivia pectinifera var. sufflava Wessner

Echinopsis densispina f. versicolor (Wessner) Buining

Lobivia chlorogona var. versicolor Wessner
Lobivia densispina f. versicolor (Wessner) Buining

Echinopsis densispina f. wessneriana (Fritzen) Buining

Lobivia densispina f. wessneriana (Fritzen) Buining
Lobivia haematantha f. wessneriana (Fritzen) J.Ullmann
Lobivia wessneriana Fritzen

Lobivia pectinifera var. rosiflora - Backeb. ex Wessner

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinopsis densispina f. albolanata cristata
Synonymy: 2

Echinopsis densispina f. albolanata cristata

Lobivia albolanata f. cristata hort.

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Description: Contorted multi-fan crest.
Stem: Dark green to red-purple ribs with flat tubercles between which the areoles appear.
Spines: Teeny, tiny, arranged like little spiders forming a dense coating, cream to brownish, turn greyish eventually.

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

Echinopsis densispina Werderm.: Solitary or in clusters from a large tap root. The stem is dull green or brown-purplish-green, the spines are quite variable in form, length and number, forming a close network that shades and in many cases almost hides the body.
Echinopsis densispina f. albolanata cristata: Striking crested cactus that will soon form a white brain-like mound.
Echinopsis densispina f. albolanata (Buining) Buining: This is the white woolly form of Lobivia densispina It has approx 12-20 radial spines, short up to 1 cm (but usually less) very fine, flexible, whitish and almost pectinated. Central spines usually absent.
Echinopsis densispina f. aurantiaca (Wessner) Buining: has yellow or orngish flowers and tight pectinate spines, all radials.
Echinopsis densispina f. cristata "mauve type": Crested form with very dark mauve stems and tiny spines that forms a dense coating.
Echinopsis densispina f. cristata: Dark green to red-purple ribs with flat tubercles between which the areoles appear.
Echinopsis densispina var. pectinifera (Wessner) J.G.Lamb.: has short pectinated spines. Distribution: Tilcara, Jujuy, Argentina.
Echinopsis densispina f. sublimiflora (Backeb. ex Wessner) Buining: has diaphanous, pectinate spines, central spine blacker and pointing upwards. The beautiful flowers are very large for the size of plant, lustrous salmon-pink to carmine in colour.

Echinopsis densispina f. cristata Photo by: Cactus Art

Echinopsis densispina f. cristata Photo by: Cactus Art

- A small and quite cold tolerant species from the high Andes of Bolivia. The crested form has green stems that take a red-purple tinge in winter. Photo by: Cactus Art

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Cultivation and Propagation: Echinopsis densispinaSN|12452]]SN|12452]] f. cristata is not too difficult in a greenhouse, although grows quite slowly. It is usually seen as a grafted plant but can grow on its own roots too.
Soil: Use a mineral well permeable soil with little organic matter (peat, humus).
Exposure: They need a good amount of light shade to full sun this help to keep the plants healthy, although slow growth.
Watering: Water sparingly from March till October (weekly during summertime, if the weather is sunny enough), with a little fertilizer added. Less or no water during cold winter months, or when night temperatures remain below 10° to prevent root loss. It is sensitive to overwatering (rot prone).
Fertilization: Feeding may not be necessary at all if the compost is fresh then, feed in summer only if the plant hasn't been repotted recently. Do not feed the plants from September onwards as this can cause lush growth which can be fatal during the darker cold months.
Hardiness: Keep perfectly dry in winter at temperatures from 5 to 15 degrees centigrade. (but it is relatively cold resistant and hardy to -5° C, or possibly colder for short periods) In the rest period no high atmospheric humidity!! (Temperature Zone: USDA 9-11)
Crested growth: Unlike 'monstrose' varieties of plants, where the variation from normal growth is due to genetic mutation, crested growth can occur on normal plants. Sometimes it's due to variances in light intensity, or damage, but generally the causes are unknown. A crested plant may have some areas growing normally, and a cresting plant that looks like a brain, may revert to normal growth for no apparent reason. If you have any of the crested part left you need to remove the normal growth and leave the crested part behind this will need to be done regularly.
Propagation: Grafting or cuttings. Plants are usually grafted onto column-shaped cacti but proved to be able to produce their own roots if degrafted. Cuttings will take root in a minimum temperature of 20° C (but better in hot weather). Cuttings of healthy shoots can be taken in the spring and summer. Cut the stem with a sharp, sterile knife, leave the cutting in a warm, dry place for a week or weeks (depending on how thick the cutting is) until a callus forms over the wound. Once the callus forms, the cutting may be inserted in a container filled with firmed cactus potting mix topped with a surface layer of coarse grit. They should be placed in the coarse grit only; this prevents the cut end from becoming too wet and allows the roots to penetrate the rich compost underneath. The cuttings should root in 2 to 6 weeks. Large crested piece must be placed on the soil surface without burying the plant base down in the soil.

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