Cactaceae
Eriosyce aurata
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Eriosyce
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 五百津玉, 极光丸, 极光球
- Spanish
- Asiento de la Suegra, Sandillon
- Swedish
- Guldtrattkaktus
Synonyms
- Echinocactus auratus Pfeiff.
- Echinocactus ceratistes Otto ex Pfeiff.
- Echinocactus sandillon Gay
- Eriosyce algarrobensis F.Ritter
- Eriosyce aurata var. aurata
- Eriosyce aurata var. spinibarbis (F.Ritter) Katt.
- Eriosyce ceratistes (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
- Eriosyce ceratistes var. combarbalensis Backeb.
- Eriosyce ceratistes var. coquimbensis Backeb.
- Eriosyce ceratistes var. jorgensis Backeb.
- Eriosyce ceratistes var. mollesensis Backeb.
- Eriosyce ceratistes var. vallenarensis Backeb.
- Eriosyce ceratistes var. zorillaensis Backeb.
- Eriosyce ihotzkyanae F.Ritter
- Eriosyce lapampaensis F.Ritter
- Eriosyce sandillon (Gay) Phil.
- Eriosyce sandillon var. algarrobensis (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Eriosyce sandillon var. mollesensis (Backeb.) A.E.Hoffm.
- Eriosyce sandillon var. vallenarensis (Backeb.) A.E.Hoffm.
- Eriosyce spinibarbis F.Ritter
- Trichocereus ceratistes (Otto) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton
Flowers
- In flower
- October to January (from 46 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicolás Lavandero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: SebaArosZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicolás Villaseca Merino, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: gfmatu, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Salvador Camaño, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Álvaro Parra Valdivia, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolás Villaseca Merino, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wer?Du?!, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wer?Du?!, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Álvaro Parra Valdivia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wer?Du?!, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jaime muñoz, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.