Cactaceae

Oreocereus hempelianus (Gürke) D.R.Hunt

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Oreocereus

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Oreocereus hempelianus (Oreocereus hempelianus) — FlowerPhoto: CATALINA ALEJANDRA HERMOSILLA OSSANDON, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Bulgarian: Бодлива арекипа
Chinese: 刺翁柱, 圣云锦
Russian: Арекипа Вайнгарта, Арекипа колючейшая, Арекипа прямоцилиндрическая, Арекипа Реттига
Spanish: Achacaño, Arequipa

Synonyms

Arequipa erectocylindrica Rauh & Backeb.
Arequipa hempeliana (Gürke) Oehme
Arequipa rettigii (Quehl) Oehme
Arequipa rettigii var. borealis F.Ritter
Arequipa rettigii var. erectocylindrica (Rauh & Backeb.) Krainz
Arequipa soehrensii Backeb.
Arequipa spinosissima F.Ritter
Arequipa weingartiana Backeb.
Arequipa weingartiana var. carminanthema Backeb.
Arequipiopsis hempeliana (Gürke) Kreuz. & Buining
Arequipiopsis rettigii (Quehl) Kreuz. & Buining
Arequipiopsis soehrensii Kreuz.
Arequipiopsis weingartiana (Backeb.) Kreuz. & Buining
Borzicactus hempelianus (Gürke) Donald
Borzicactus hempelianus var. rettigii (Quehl) Donald
Borzicactus hempelianus var. spinosissimus (F.Ritter) Donald
Borzicactus hempelianus var. weingartianus (Backeb.) Donald
Echinocactus rettigii Quehl
Echinopsis hempeliana Gürke
Oreocereus rettigii (Quehl) Buxb.

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 35 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: CATALINA ALEJANDRA HERMOSILLA OSSANDON, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: cstobie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jorge Herreros de Lartundo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: cstobie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: GREGORY ANTHONY PAUCA TANCO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: GREGORY ANTHONY PAUCA TANCO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: GREGORY ANTHONY PAUCA TANCO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: cstobie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: cstobie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: GREGORY ANTHONY PAUCA TANCO, CC BY 4.0, 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.