Soehrensia thelegona

Light yellow thorns emerge from them, which turn gray with age and often have a darker tip.

The spherical to egg-shaped, yellowish to reddish fruits are tuberous and tear open.

[2] It is native to north western Argentina and can be found in a small range that occurs in the provinces of Tucumán, Salta and Jujuy at altitudes of 500 to 1000 meters.

[3] The specific epithet thelegona is derived from the Greek words thele for 'wart' and gonia for 'edge' and refers to the tuberous ribs of the species.

[4] Further nomenclature synonyms are Trichocereus thelegonus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose (1920) and Echinopsis thelegona (F.A.C.Weber) H. Friedrich & G.D. Rowley (1974).