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Eriosyce islayensis

Scientific Name: Eriosyce islayensis (C.F. Först.) F. Kattermann
Synonym: Echinocactus islayensis, Islaya bicolor, Islaya brevicylindrica, Islaya copiapoides, Islaya divaricatiflora, Islaya flavida, Islaya grandiflorens, Islaya grandis, Islaya islayensis, Islaya krainziana, Islaya maritima, Islaya minor, Islaya minuscula, Islaya paucispina, Islaya paucispinosa, Islaya unguispina, Neoporteria islayensis
Family: Cactaceae

Neoporteria islayensis at Kuentz Nursery in early June

Origin: Northern Chile, southern Peru

Growth Habits: Globose to cylindrical cactus, up to 16 inches tall (40 cm), 8 inches in diameter (20 cm)

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