Taxon:  Echinopsis oxygona (Link & Otto) Zucc. ex Pfeiff.



Summary
Genus:
Echinopsis
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Trichocereeae
Nomen number:
464962
Place of publication:
Abbild. Beschr. Cact. 2: t. 4.  1845
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
04/16/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Echinocactus oxygonus Link & Otto

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cereus multiplex Pfeiff.
Echinocactus eyriesii Turpin
Echinopsis eyriesii (Turpin) Pfeiff. & Otto
Echinopsis multiplex (Pfeiff.) Pfeiff. & Otto

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Zucc. ex Pfeiff. & Otto
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1382. Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Zucc.
  4. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource). Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link & Otto) Pfeiff. & Otto
  5. Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link & Otto) Pfeiff. & Otto
  6. Hunt, D. 1999. CITES Cactaceae checklist, ed. 2
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Zucc. ex Pfeiff. & Otto
  8. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Zucc.
  9. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Pfeiff. & Otto
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishpink Easter-lily cactus as Echinopsis eyriesii1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family Note: as Echinopsis eyriesii
Englishred Easter-lily cactus as Echinopsis eyriesii1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family Note: as Echinopsis eyriesii
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource). Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link & Otto) Pfeiff. & Otto
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Zucc.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Zucc.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Zucc.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayGuairá Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Zucc.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Zucc.
2Cultivated    also cult.Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Pfeiff. & Otto
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Rio Grande do Sul]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe], Paraguay [Guairá], Uruguay
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource). Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link & Otto) Pfeiff. & Otto
  2. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Zucc.
  3. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Pfeiff. & Otto
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Echinopsis oxygona (Link) Pfeiff. & Otto
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://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464962. Accessed 6 October 2026.