ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Eriosyce aurata

Name author: (Pfeiff.) Backeb.

A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Eriosyce
Species: Eriosyce aurata
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1936

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Eriosyce aurata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

21 synonyms in this snapshot

Echinocactus auratusName author: Pfeiff.
Echinocactus ceratistesName author: Otto ex Pfeiff.
Echinocactus sandillonName author: Gay
Eriosyce algarrobensisName author: F.Ritter
Eriosyce aurata var. aurataName author: Not supplied
Eriosyce aurata var. spinibarbisName author: (F.Ritter) Katt.
Eriosyce ceratistesName author: (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
Eriosyce ceratistes var. combarbalensisName author: Backeb.
Eriosyce ceratistes var. coquimbensisName author: Backeb.
Eriosyce ceratistes var. jorgensisName author: Backeb.
Eriosyce ceratistes var. mollesensisName author: Backeb.
Eriosyce ceratistes var. vallenarensisName author: Backeb.
Eriosyce ceratistes var. zorillaensisName author: Backeb.
Eriosyce ihotzkyanaeName author: F.Ritter
Eriosyce lapampaensisName author: F.Ritter
Eriosyce sandillonName author: (Gay) Phil.
Eriosyce sandillon var. algarrobensisName author: (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
Eriosyce sandillon var. mollesensisName author: (Backeb.) A.E.Hoffm.
Eriosyce sandillon var. vallenarensisName author: (Backeb.) A.E.Hoffm.
Eriosyce spinibarbisName author: F.Ritter
Trichocereus ceratistesName author: (Otto) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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