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Eulychnia
Eulychnia is a genus of candelabriform or arborescent cacti, comprising between 6 and 9 species depending on the authority. These desert cacti can survive under very hot conditions—temperatures can reach up to 50 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, this breed of cacti can also survive in some of the driest places in the world such as the Atacama Desert, the driest desert in the world.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Eulychnia breviflora
speciesEulychnia breviflora
Eulychnia acida
speciesEulychnia acida
Eulychnia castanea
speciesEulychnia castanea
Eulychnia iquiquensis
speciesEulychnia iquiquensis
Eulychnia chorosensis
speciesEulychnia chorosensis
Eulychnia vallenarensis
speciesEulychnia vallenarensis
Eulychnia taltalensis
speciesEulychnia taltalensis
Eulychnia elata
speciesEulychnia elata
Eulychnia ritteri
speciesEulychnia ritteri
Eulychnia barquitensis
speciesEulychnia barquitensis
Eulychnia coquimbana
speciesEulychnia coquimbana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 438758.