CURATED HORTICULTURAL IDENTITIES
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PRIMARY HORTICULTURAL IDENTITY
Flying Saucer
Taxon: Echinopsis hybrid
Names and Designations
| Name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Saucer | primary | — |
Botanical Determination
Scientific Determination:
Echinopsis hybrid
Provider & Reference:
Not recorded
Clone received-as label (verbatim):
Not recorded
Attributions & Lineage
Breeder identifier:
Not recorded
Breeder:
Not recorded
Selector:
Hans Britsch
Collector:
Not recorded
Discoverer:
Not recorded
Original distributor:
Not recorded
Origin & Locality
Origin country:
United States
Origin locality:
Not recorded
Origin method:
Not recorded
Origin date / period:
Not recorded
Parentage (reported)
Reported parentage testimony, separate from verified genetics.
No parents recorded
Description & History
Description / identifying features:
Not recorded
History / provenance:
Huntington ISI names Hans Britsch (Western Cactus Growers, Vista, California) as selector of 'Flying Saucer'. An Australian catalogue mentions 'Flying saucer × T. schickendantzii', a cross involving the named parent, not proof that every offspring is this cultivar.
Identity assessment:
Not recorded
Name disputes / competing accounts:
Not recorded
References & Sources
- No external source links recorded.
Recorded: 11/8/2026
Updated: 11/8/2026