Publication: Gymnocalycium 7(3): 129 1994
Description
Gymnocalycium andreae ssp. carolinense, is an unusually coloured variation of this normally yellow-flowered species from the Argentinian province of San Luis. It was firstly found in 1988 by Gert Neuhuber, wh described it as a subspecies of Gymnocalycium andreae in 1994 (G. andreae ssp. carolinense) before raising it in 2005 to the rank of species ( Gymnocalycium carolinense). It also shares some traits with Gymnocalycium bruchii and Hunt et al. (The New Cactus Lexicon. 2006) given this plant the status of subspecies of G. bruchii.
It is however distinguished from G. bruchii by a solitary (not clumping) stem, and more widely spaced areoles with more prominent “chins”. Bercht considers that it is close to Gymnocalycium bruchii v. brigittae.
Origin and Habitat
San Luis, Argentina. Gymnocalycium andreae subsp. Carolinense is a range-restricted species found in an area of only about 20 km radius.
Habitat and ecology: This species grows in an undulating highland on gneiss and quartz outcrops.
Bibliography
Major references and further lectures
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Edward Anderson “The Cactus family” Timber Press, Incorporated, 2001
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Hunt, D., Taylor, N. and Charles, G. (compilers and editors). “The New Cactus Lexicon.” dh Books, Milborne Port, UK. 2006.
From llifle page Gymnocalycium bruchii subs. ludwigii
Origin and Habitat
Distribution:
San Luis (Argentina Northwest, Southern South America, Southern America)
Type locality: Sierra de Portezuelo, 1032 m.
Source: Gymnocalycium bruchii subs. ludwigii, LLIFLE - Encyclopedia of living forms, CC-BY-SA, retrieved 2026-10-25.
From llifle page Gymnocalycium carolinense var. eltrebolense
Origin and Habitat
San Luis (Argentina Northwest, Southern South America, Southern America)
Type Iocality: Between La Punilla and Villa del Carmen, 990 m.
Source: Gymnocalycium carolinense var. eltrebolense, LLIFLE - Encyclopedia of living forms, CC-BY-SA, retrieved 2026-10-25.
From llifle page Gymnocalycium carolinense subs. fedjukinii
Origin and Habitat
Córdoba (Argentina Northeast, Southern South America, Southern America)
Type locality: Sierra de Comechingones, beetwen Lutti-Merlo, 1552 m
Source: Gymnocalycium carolinense subs. fedjukinii, LLIFLE - Encyclopedia of living forms, CC-BY-SA, retrieved 2026-10-25.
