Eriosyce senilis

Eriosyce senilis, called old-man cactus along with a number of similar species, is a species of cactus in the genus Eriosyce, native to Chile.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Eriosyce senilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Eriosyce
Species:	E. senilis
Binomial name
Eriosyce senilis (Backeb.) Katt.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Echinocactus senilis Phil. Neoporteria gerocephala Y.Itô Neoporteria multicolor F.Ritter Neoporteria nidus var. gerocephala (Y.Itô) F.Ritter Neoporteria nidus var. matancillana F.Ritter Neoporteria nidus var. multicolor (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm. Neoporteria nidus f. senilis (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley Neoporteria senilis Backeb. Neoporteria thiebautiana (Backeb.) Y.Itô

References

1. Eriosyce (Cactac.) Gen. Revis. Ampl.: 119 (1994)
2. "Eriosyce senilis (Backeb.) Katt". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
3. "Eriosyce senilis". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 3 November 2020.