Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

• Echinopsis densispina f. albolanata cristata
• Lobivia albolanata f. cristata hort.

• Echinopsis densispina Werderm.
• Hymenorebutia densispina (Werderm.) Buining
• Lobivia densispina (Werderm.) Harden
• Lobivia densispina f. aurantiaca (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia famatimensis var. densispina (Werderm.) Backeb.
• Lobivia haematantha subs. densispina (Werderm.) Rausch
• Lobivia haematantha var. densispina (Werderm.) Rausch
• Echinopsis densispina f. albiflora (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia densispina f. albiflora (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia famatimensis var. albiflora (Wessner) Krainz
• Lobivia pectinifera var. albiflora Wessner
• Echinopsis densispina f. albolanata (Buining) Buining
• Hymenorebutia albolanata Buining
• Lobivia albolanata (Buining) Krainz
• Lobivia densispina f. albolanata (Buining) Buining
• Lobivia haematantha var. rebutioides f. albolanata
• Echinopsis densispina f. aurantiaca (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia famatimensis var. aurantiaca (Wessner) Backeb.
• Lobivia pectinifera var. aurantiaca Wessner
• Echinopsis densispina f. blossfeldii (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia densispina var. blossfeldii Wessner
• Lobivia densispina f. blossfeldii (Wessner) Buining
• Echinopsis densispina f. chlorogona (Wessner) Buining
• Hymenorebutia chlorogona (Wessner) F.Ritter
• Lobivia chlorogona Wessner
• Lobivia haematantha f. chlorogona (Wessner) J.Ullmann
• Echinopsis densispina f. cinnabarina (Backeb. ex Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia densispina f. cinnabarina (Backeb. ex Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia famatimensis var. cinnabarina (Backeb. ex Wessner) Backeb.
• Lobivia pectinifera var. cinnabarina Backeb. ex Wessner
• Echinopsis densispina f. citriflora (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia densispina f. citriflora (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia famatimensis var. citriflora (Wessner) Krainz
• Lobivia pectinifera var. citriflora Wessner
• Echinopsis densispina f. citriniflora (Backeb.) Buining
• Lobivia densispina f. citriniflora (Backeb.) Buining
• Lobivia rebutioides var. citriniflora Backeb.
• Echinopsis densispina f. cupreoviridis (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia chlorogona var. cupreoviridis Wessner
• Lobivia densispina f. cupreoviridis (Wessner) Buining
• Echinopsis densispina f. eburnea (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia densispina f. eburnea (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia famatimensis var. eburnea (Wessner) Krainz
• Lobivia pectinifera var. eburnea Wessner
• Echinopsis densispina f. haematantha (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia densispina f. haematantha (Backeb. ex Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia famatimensis var. haematantha (Backeb. ex Wessner) Backeb.
• Lobivia pectinifera var. haematantha Backeb. ex Wessner
• Echinopsis densispina f. kraussiana (Backeb.) Buining
• Lobivia densispina f. kraussiana (Backeb.) Buining
• Lobivia rebutioides var. kraussiana Backeb.
• Echinopsis densispina var. kreuzingeri (Frič ex Buining) Buining
• Hymenorebutia kreuzingeri Frič ex Buining
• Lobivia densispina var. kreuzingeri (Frič ex Buining) Buining
• Lobivia kreuzingeri (Frič ex Buining) Krainz
• Echinopsis densispina var. pectinifera (Wessner) J.G.Lamb.
• Echinopsis densispina f. pectinifera (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia haematantha var. pectinifera (Wessner) Rausch ex G.D.Rowley
• Lobivia haematantha f. pectinifera (Wessner) J.Ullmann
• Lobivia haematantha var. rebutioides f. pectinifera
• Lobivia pectinifera Wessner
• Echinopsis densispina f. purpureostoma (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia chlorogona var. purpureostoma Wessner
• Lobivia densispina f. purpureostoma (Wessner) Buining
• Echinopsis densispina var. rebutioides (Backeb.) Buining
• Echinopsis rebutioides (Backeb.) Friedrich
• Hymenorebutia rebutioides (Backeb.) Buining
• Lobivia densispina var. rebutioides (Backeb.) Buining
• Lobivia haematantha var. rebutioides (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
• Lobivia rebutioides Backeb.
• Echinopsis densispina f. rubroviridis (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia chlorogona var. rubroviridis Wessner
• Lobivia densispina f. rubroviridis (Wessner) Buining
• Echinopsis densispina f. sanguinea (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia densispina var. sanguinea Wessner
• Lobivia densispina f. sanguinea (Wessner) Buining
• Echinopsis densispina f. setosa (Backeb.) Buining
• Lobivia densispina f. setosa (Backeb.) Buining
• Lobivia famatimensis var. setosa Backeb.
• Echinopsis densispina f. subcarnea (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia densispina f. subcarnea (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia famatimensis var. subcarnea (Wessner) Krainz
• Lobivia pectinifera var. subcarnea Wessner
• Echinopsis densispina f. sublimiflora (Backeb. ex Wessner) Buining
• Hymenorebutia sublimiflora (Backeb.) Buining
• Lobivia densispina f. sublimiflora (Backeb. ex Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia haematantha var. sublimiflora (Wessner) Rausch in Rausch
• Lobivia haematantha f. sublimiflora (Backeb. ex Wessner) J.Ullmann
• Lobivia haematantha subvar. sublimiflora (Backeb.) Rausch
• Lobivia rebutioides var. sublimiflora (Backeb. ex Wessner) Backeb.
• Lobivia sublimiflora Backeb. ex Wessner
• Echinopsis densispina f. sufflava (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia densispina f. sufflava (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia famatimensis var. sufflava (Wessner) Krainz
• Lobivia pectinifera var. sufflava Wessner
• Echinopsis densispina f. versicolor (Wessner) Buining
• Lobivia chlorogona var. versicolor Wessner
• Lobivia densispina f. versicolor (Wessner) Buining
• Echinopsis densispina f. wessneriana (Fritzen) Buining
• Lobivia densispina f. wessneriana (Fritzen) Buining
• Lobivia haematantha f. wessneriana (Fritzen) J.Ullmann
• Lobivia wessneriana Fritzen
• Lobivia pectinifera var. rosiflora - Backeb. ex Wessner

• Echinopsis densispina f. albolanata cristata
• Lobivia albolanata f. cristata hort.

• Echinopsis densispina f. cristata
• Echinopsis densispina f. cristata "mauve type"

Description: This is one of the of the more striking crested cacti that will soon form a white brain-like mound.
Stem: Thin quite woolly, especially near the line-meristem of the crest of the plant.
Areoles: Fluffy white
Spines: Pure white, short almost pectinated almost concealed by the dense white wool.
Roots: Tuberose tap root.

Cultivation and Propagation: Echinopsis densispins f. albolanata cristata is not too difficult in a greenhouse, although grows quite slowly. It is usually seen as a grafted plant but can grow on its own roots too.
Soil: Use a mineral well permeable soil with little organic matter (peat, humus).
Exposure: They need a good amount of light shade to full sun this help to keep the plants healthy, although slow growth.
Watering: Water sparingly from March till October (weekly during summertime, if the weather is sunny enough), with a little fertilizer added. Less or no water during cold winter months, or when night temperatures remain below 10° to prevent root loss. It is sensitive to overwatering (rot prone).
Fertilization: Feeding may not be necessary at all if the compost is fresh then, feed in summer only if the plant hasn't been repotted recently. Do not feed the plants from September onwards as this can cause lush growth which can be fatal during the darker cold months.
Hardiness: Keep perfectly dry in winter at temperatures from 5 to 15 degrees centigrade. (but it is relatively cold resistant and hardy to -5° C, or possibly colder for short periods) In the rest period no high atmospheric humidity!! (Temperature Zone: USDA 9-11)
Crested growth: Unlike 'monstrose' varieties of plants, where the variation from normal growth is due to genetic mutation, crested growth can occur on normal plants. Sometimes it's due to variances in light intensity, or damage, but generally the causes are unknown. A crested plant may have some areas growing normally, and a cresting plant that looks like a brain, may revert to normal growth for no apparent reason. If you have any of the crested part left you need to remove the normal growth and leave the crested part behind this will need to be done regularly.
Propagation: Grafting or cuttings. Plants are usually grafted onto column-shaped cacti but proved to be able to produce their own roots if degrafted. Cuttings will take root in a minimum temperature of 20° C (but better in hot weather). Cuttings of healthy shoots can be taken in the spring and summer. Cut the stem with a sharp, sterile knife, leave the cutting in a warm, dry place for a week or weeks (depending on how thick the cutting is) until a callus forms over the wound. Once the callus forms, the cutting may be inserted in a container filled with firmed cactus potting mix topped with a surface layer of coarse grit. They should be placed in the coarse grit only; this prevents the cut end from becoming too wet and allows the roots to penetrate the rich compost underneath. The cuttings should root in 2 to 6 weeks. Large crested piece must be placed on the soil surface without burying the plant base down in the soil.