That’s the greek meaning of the genus name, so I’ve been told.

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Eriosyce esmereldana

This is a special plant, very sexy, with a very rot-prone taproot. From Chile, of course, as are all eriosyces.

I wonder what the rest of the plant looks like? It’s not very big. Check back tomorrow, and maybe we’ll take a look.