Cactaceae

Leucostele terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Schlumpb.

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Leucostele

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Leucostele terscheckii: Argentine Saguaro ( Leucostele terscheckii ) in Argentina — Photo: Lucas Kaminski, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 北斗阁
Persian: اکینوپسیس ترسککی

Synonyms

Cereus fercheckii J.Parm.
Cereus fulvispinus Salm-Dyck
Cereus terscheckii J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.
Echinopsis terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Echinopsis terscheckii var. montana (Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Pilocereus terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Rümpler
Pilocereus terschenckii (Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Rumpler ex Pfeiff.
Trichocereus terscheckii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
Trichocereus terscheckii var. montanus Backeb.
Trichocereus terscheckioides F.Ritter
Trichocereus validus (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb.

Flowers

In flower: November to March (from 89 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Lucas Kaminski, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, 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.