Cactaceae

Bolivian torch cactus

Trichocereus bridgesii (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Trichocereus

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Bolivian torch cactus (Trichocereus bridgesii) — FlowerPhoto: Naturalist Tours, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

arz: اشنوبسيس سكوبوليكولا
Chinese: 帚晶柱, 花月宴
English: Bolivian torch cactus
Persian: اکینوپسیس اسکوپولیوکولا, اکینوپسیس لاگنیفورمیس
Spanish: Achuma, Huachuma, Wachuma

Synonyms

Cereus bridgesii Salm-Dyck
Cereus bridgesii f. brevispinus (K.Schum.) Schelle
Cereus bridgesii f. lageniformis (C.F.Först.) Schelle
Cereus bridgesii var. brevispinus K.Schum.
Cereus bridgesii var. lageniformis (C.F.Först.) K.Schum.
Cereus bridgesii var. longispinus C.A.Maass
Cereus lageniformis C.F.Först.
Cereus lasianthus K.Schum.
Echinopsis lageniformis (C.F.Först.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Echinopsis scopulicola (F.Ritter) Mottram
Trichocereus bridgesii var. brevispinus (K.Schum.) Borg
Trichocereus bridgesii var. bridgesii
Trichocereus bridgesii var. lageniformis (C.F.Först.) Borg
Trichocereus bridgesii var. longispinus (C.A.Maass) Borg
Trichocereus crassicostatus F.Ritter
Trichocereus riomizquensis F.Ritter
Trichocereus scopulicola F.Ritter

Flowers

In flower: October to December (from 30 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Naturalist Tours, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alfredo F. Fuentes Claros, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sebastián Santecchia, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alfredo F. Fuentes Claros, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alfredo F. Fuentes Claros, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alejandro Bruno Miranda-Calle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alejandro Bruno Miranda-Calle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Emily Ali Mollo, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alejandro Bruno Miranda-Calle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alfredo F. Fuentes Claros, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alfredo F. Fuentes Claros, 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.