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Echinopsis spachiana (Lem.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley

golden column

Native records: 2 botanical areas

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Echinopsis spachiana

A succulent subshrub of desert or dry shrubland climates. Native to Argentina, Bolivia.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Andorra

    • SpainIntroduced

  • Argentina

    • Argentina NorthwestNative

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of

    • BoliviaNative

  • Gibraltar

    • SpainIntroduced

  • Italy

    • SiciliaIntroduced

  • Lesotho

    • LesothoIntroduced

  • Malta

    • SiciliaIntroduced

  • Mexico

    • Mexico NorthwestIntroduced

  • South Africa

    • Cape ProvincesIntroduced
    • Free StateIntroduced
    • Northern ProvincesIntroduced

  • Spain

    • Canary Is.Introduced
    • SpainIntroduced

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer

The same climate occurs in 117 areas worldwide, 113 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Other names

golden column、golden torch、torch cactus

Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Echinopsis

Other species in Echinopsis

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Andorra · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Argentina · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Bolivia, Plurinational State of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Spain · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Gibraltar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Italy · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Lesotho · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Mexico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Malta · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

Image information

  • Photograph of Echinopsis spachiana

    Alan Levine from Strawberry, United States · CC BY 2.0 · File page