: North of Caldera, Atacama, to Cifuncho, Antofagasta, Chile.
Altitude: 10-20 m above sea level.
Habitat: In nature these plants are found at low altitude on a very narrow coastal strip, they are often covered with dirt or gravel and retract into the soil during periods of drought, which makes them very difficult to spot.

• Eriosyce odieri subs. krausii (F.Ritter) Ferryman
• Chileorebutia krausii F.Ritter
• Eriosyce krausii (F.Ritter) Katt.
• Horridocactus engleri var. krausii Backeb.
• Neochilenia krausii (F.Ritter) Backeb.
• Neoporteria engleri var. krausii (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
• Neoporteria odieri var. krausii (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
• Neoporteria reichei f. krausii (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
• Thelocephala krausii (F.Ritter) F.Ritter

• Eriosyce odieri (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Katt.
• Chilenia odieri (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
• Chileorebutia odieri (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter
• Echinocactus odieri Lem. ex Salm-Dyck
• Hildmannia odieri (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Kreuz. & Buining
• Neochilenia odieri (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb. ex Dölz
• Neoporteria odieri (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
• Thelocephala odieri (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter
• Eriosyce odieri var. araneifera (Donald & G.D.Rowley)
• Neoporteria odieri var. araneifera Donald & G.D.Rowley
• Eriosyce odieri var. atra (Backeb.) nov. comb. ined.
• Neochilenia atra Backeb.
• Eriosyce odieri var. pseudoreichei (Lembcke & Backeb.) nov. comb. ined.
• Neochilenia pseudoreichei Lembcke & Backeb.
• Neoporteria reichei f. pseudoreichei (Lembcke & Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
• Eriosyce odieri var. reichei (K.Schum.) nov. comb. ined.
• Chilenia reichei (K.Schum.) Backeb.
• Chileorebutia reichei (K.Schum.) F.Ritter
• Echinocactus reichei K.Schum.
• Hildmannia reichei (K.Schum.) Kreuz. & Buining
• Malacocarpus reichei (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
• Neochilenia reichei (K.Schum.) Backeb. ex Dölz
• Neoporteria reichei (K.Schum.) Backeb.
• Neotanahashia reichei (K.Schum.) Y.Itô
• Notocactus reichei (K.Schum.) A.Berger
• Thelocephala reichei (K.Schum.) F.Ritter
• Eriosyce reichii (K.Schum.)
• Echinocactus reichii K.Schum.
• Neoporteria reichii (K.Schum.) Backeb.

• Eriosyce odieri subs. fulva (F.Ritter) Katt.
• Chileorebutia fulva F.Ritter
• Neochilenia acrocarpa var. fulva E.Y.Dawson
• Neoporteria napina var. fulva (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
• Thelocephala fulva (F.Ritter) F.Ritter

• Eriosyce odieri subs. glabrescens (F.Ritter) Katt.
• Chileorebutia glabrescens F.Ritter
• Eriosyce napina subs. glabrescens (F.Ritter) Ferryman
• Neoporteria napina f. glabrescens (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
• Thelocephala glabrescens (F.Ritter) F.Ritter
• Eriosyce odieri var. carneoflora (Backeb.) nov. comb. ined.
• Neochilenia carneoflora Kilian in Backeb.
• Neoporteria reichei f. carneoflora Donald & G.D.Rowley

• Eriosyce odieri subs. krausii (F.Ritter) Ferryman
• Chileorebutia krausii F.Ritter
• Eriosyce krausii (F.Ritter) Katt.
• Horridocactus engleri var. krausii Backeb.
• Neochilenia krausii (F.Ritter) Backeb.
• Neoporteria engleri var. krausii (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
• Neoporteria odieri var. krausii (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
• Neoporteria reichei f. krausii (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
• Thelocephala krausii (F.Ritter) F.Ritter
• Chileorebutia malleolata var. solitaria F.Ritter
• Neochilenia malleolata var. solitaria (F.Ritter) Backeb.
• Neoporteria reichei f. solitaria (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
• Thelocephala malleolata var. solitaria (F.Ritter) F.Ritter
• Eriosyce odieri var. malleolata (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm. & Helmut Walter
• Chileorebutia malleolata F.Ritter
• Eriosyce odieri subs. malleolata (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm. & Helmut Walter
• Neochilenia malleolata (F.Ritter) Backeb.
• Neoporteria esmeraldana var. malleolata (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
• Neoporteria odieri var. malleolata (F.Ritter) Ferryman
• Neoporteria reichei f. malleolata (F.Ritter) Donald & G.D.Rowley
• Thelocephala malleolata (F.Ritter) F.Ritter
• Neoporteria odieri var. mebbesii (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) Backeb.
• Echinocactus odieri var. mebbesii Hildm. ex K.Schum.
• Echinocactus odieri f. mebbesii (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) Schelle
• Neochilenia odieri var. mebbesii (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) Y.Itô
• Neoporteria napina f. mebbesii (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
• Thelocephala longirapa F.Ritter
• Neoporteria odieri var. longirapa (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.

• Eriosyce odieri var. monte-amargensis Katt.
• Neochilenia monte-amargensis Backeb.
• Neoporteria monte-amargensis (Backeb.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
• Neoporteria odieri var. monte-amargensis (Backeb.) Ferryman

• Eriosyce odieri var. weisseri A.E.Hoffm. & Helmut Walter
• Thelocephala weisseri (A.E.Hoffm. & Helmut Walter) Faúndez & Saldivia

: Eriosyce krausiiSN|2833]]SN|2833]] is a small geophytic plant that in habitat grows almost completely buried with only the top of the stem barely visible at ground level.
Stem: Small solitary or branching from beneath the ground, 2 to 4 cm in diameter, spherical somewhat flattened at the apex, red-brown to gray-green.
Ribs:12 to 14 arranged in spiral and divided in small tightly packed tubercles about 1,5 to 3 mm in diameter.
Areoles: Woolly.
Spines: Very fine, needle-like, straight or slightly curved, erect
to radiating, reddish to grayish.
Radial spines: 3 to 8, 1 to 2 mm long.
Central spines: 0-1 less than 2 mm long.
Root: Conspicuous, long carrot-like, tapering, without necks.
Flower: 3-4 cm in diameter, growing in the stem apex on young areoles, yellow sometimes with a reddish central stripe. Pericarpell and floral tube covered with white wool and bristles.
Fruits: Elongate, thin walled, wind dispersed, dehiscing by basal pores.

: It needs a deep pot with very good drainage to accommodate its tap root. Sometimes it is grafted to avoid root rot problems. Suited for airy exposures.
Soil: Completely mineral.
Exposure: It needs lots of light full sun, but it do best in filtered sun.
Water: It is susceptible to over-watering. Keep dry in winter.
Hardiness: It likes warmth (recommended minimum winter temperature: 5° C) But a plant kept perfectly dry can easily survive at winter night-time temperatures below 0° C.
Pests & diseases: Eriosyce krausiiSN|2833]]SN|2833]] is especially prone to rot, therefore, underpot in a smaller container filled with very porous compost.
Propagation: Seeds or graft. Seeds can be sown in the spring or summer. The seedlings should not be disturbed until they are well rooted, after which they can be planted separately in small pots.