Common name: Harrisia Cactus
Harrisia tortuosa (J.Forbes ex Otto & A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose APNI* Synonyms: Cereus tortuosus J.Forbes ex Otto & A.Dietr. APNI*
Eriocereus tortuosus (J.Forbes ex Otto & A.Dietr.) Riccob. APNI*
Description: Very spiny prostrate plant that forms impenetrable thickets.
Stems to 3 m long, 4–5 cm diam., 6–8-ridged. Areoles with central spine 3–5 cm long, surrounded by 4–8 spines 1–3 cm long.
Perianth white.
Fruit 2–4 cm diam., red, tuberculate, radial spines c. 5 mm long.
Distribution and occurrence: Not common, naturalized in upper Hunter Valley and at Grawin. Native of Argentina.
NSW subdivisions: *CWS, ?SWS, *NWP
Other Australian states: *Qld
Text by G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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