Echinopsis chamaecereus
Peanut cactus
Description
Echinopsis chamaecereus is a cactus species native to the Andes Mountains in South America. It is a small, clumping cactus that produces numerous offsets, forming a low mound of stems. The stems are cylindrical, bright green, and covered in dense white spines. In spring, it produces large, showy flowers in shades of pink, red, orange, and yellow.
Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Tracheobionta
Super division
Magnoliophytina
Division
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Echinopsis
Title
Echinopsis chamaecereus