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{{Taxobox
| name = Eriosyce
| image = Eriosyce_aurata.jpg
| kingdom = [[Plantae]]
| family = [[Cactaceae]]
| subfamily = [[Cactoideae]]
| tribe = [[Notocacteae]]
| genus = '''Eriosyce'''
| authority = Philippi (1872)
| notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé maintains the genus in a strict sense, excluding [[Neoporteria]], [[Islaya]], and [[Pyrrhocactus]].
}}

== Etymology ==
The name is derived from the Greek ''erion'' (wool) and ''syke'' (fig), referring to the characteristic woolly fruit of most species in the genus[cite: 1018].

== Description ==
'''Eriosyce''' consists of usually large, solitary, globose cacti[cite: 1018].
* '''Stems:''' The apex is more or less covered with wool[cite: 1018]. Ribs are numerous (18–42 or more) and usually tuberculate[cite: 1018].
* '''Roots:''' Primarily fibrous, though slightly turbiniform in species like ''E. rodentiophila''[cite: 1018].
* '''Spines:''' Strongly acicular, sturdy, and typically curved upwards[cite: 1018].
* '''Flowers:''' Diurnal and self-sterile, appearing near the apex[cite: 1018]. They are cupulate with erect petals, usually pinkish, reddish, or yellowish[cite: 1018]. Pollination is performed mainly by solitary bees[cite: 1018].
* '''Fruits:''' Often setose and densely woolly, with persistent floral remains[cite: 1018].
* '''Seeds:''' Relatively large (1.8–3 mm), egg-shaped, black, and slightly pitted[cite: 1018]. Dispersal is carried out by rodents (such as chinchillas) and guanacos[cite: 1018].

== Habitat ==
Eriosyce species grow along the Pacific coast in the Atacama Desert and up into the Andes mountains[cite: 1031]. They thrive in extremely arid environments on purely mineral soils, often among fallen rock masses or in crevices[cite: 1019]. The altitudinal range extends from sea level to approximately 2000 m[cite: 1019].

== Distribution ==
* '''Chile:''' Antofagasta, Atacama, and Coquimbo[cite: 1019].

== Species ==
According to Lodé (2015), the genus is restricted to 3 recognized species in the strict sense[cite: 1019]:

* [[Eriosyce aurata]] (Type species; syn. ''E. ceratistes'', ''E. sandillon'') [cite: 1019]
* [[Eriosyce rodentiophila]] [cite: 1019]
* [[Eriosyce spinibarbis]] [cite: 1019]

== Taxonomy ==
Lodé rejects the broad classification of Kattermann (1994), which included several distinct genera within ''Eriosyce''[cite: 1018]. Molecular studies (Bárcenas et al., 2011) confirm that ''Eriosyce'' sensu lato is not monophyletic[cite: 1018]. Lodé restores [[Neoporteria]] and [[Islaya]] as separate genera to ensure monophyletic groupings within the tribe '''Notocacteae'''[cite: 1019].

[[Category:Cactaceae]]
[[Category:Cactoideae]]
[[Category:Notocacteae]]

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