Cactaceae
Cardón
Leucostele atacamensis
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Leucostele
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 伟凤龙
- English
- Cardón
- Persian
- اکینوپسیس اتکمنسیس
- Spanish
- Cardon, Cardon Grande, Cavul
Synonyms
- Cereus atacamensis Phil.
- Cereus eriocarpus Phil.
- Echinopsis atacamensis (Phil.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
- Echinopsis rivierei (Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
- Helianthocereus atacamensis (Phil.) Backeb.
- Leucostele rivierei Backeb.
- Leucostele rivieri Backeb.
- Trichocereus atacamensis (Phil.) W.T.Marshall
- Trichocereus cephalopasacanus Frič
- Trichocereus eremophilus F.Ritter
- Trichocereus rivierei (Backeb.) Krainz
Photos
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Young from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.