Echinopsis huascha (Red torch cactus)

Red torch cactus is native to northern Argentina, and is not found in the wild in North America.

Identification: These occur in low clumps as high as 3' (1 m), with cylindrical stems 1½-1¾" (4-5 cm) in diameter. Each stem has 14-17 ribs, with thin spines ½-2½" (1.5-7 cm) long. Spines are between yellow and brown in color. Large flowers, up to 2½" (7 cm) in diameter and 4" (10 cm) deep, are red, pink, yellow, or orange.

Trichocereus huascha (F. A. C. Weber) Britton & Rose 1920

Lobivia huascha (F. A. C. Weber) W. T. Marshall 1938

Helianthocereus huascha (F. A. C. Weber) Backeberg 1951

Cereus andalgalensis F. A. C. Weber 1897

Lobivia andalgalensis (F. A. C. Weber) Britton & Rose 1922

Trichocereus andalgalensis (F. A. C. Weber) Hosseus 1939

Helianthocereus andalgalensis (F. A. C. Weber) Backeberg 1951

Lobivia grandiflora Britton & Rose 1922

Chamaecereus grandiflorus (Britton & Rose) Frič 1931

Helianthocereus grandiflorus (Britton & Rose) Backeberg 1955

Lobivia hyalacantha Spegazzini 1925

Helianthocereus hyalacanthus (Spegazzini) Backeberg 1959

Echinopsis lobiviodes Backeberg 1934

Pseudolobivia lobiviodes (Backeberg) Backeberg ex Krainz 1942

Trichocereus lobiviodes (Backeberg) R. Gräser & F. Ritter 1980

Helianthocereus pecheretianus Backeberg 1955

Echinopsis pecheretiana (Backeberg) H. Friedrich & G. D. Rowley 1974

Trichocereus grandiflorus Backeberg 1966

Trichocereus rowleyi H. Friedrich 1974

Echinopsis rowleyi (H. Friedrich) R. Kiesling 1978

Lobivia purpureominiata F. Ritter 1980

Trichocereus catamarcensis F. Ritter 1980