Aztekium Boedeker (1929)
because of the folded ribs it remember at runes of the Aztec
small, roundish, sometimes clumping, gray
ribs and secundary ribs dense folded, few spines, bent
flowers small, trumpet shaped, white to pink |
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Distribution |
Mexico - Nuevo León
warm arid areas |
Growth period |
full sun and warm location
with a taproot, sensitive against moisture,
sparse watering and keep the root neck dry
because of the slow growth is grafting a good alternate
it is not a genus for beginners!
cultivation is not easy, it are better for expert collectors |
Winter period |
light and absolut dry at 5–10°C (41–50°F)
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Substrat |
gravelly, pure mineral and very permeable for water |
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| Aztekium ritteri (Boedeker) Boedeker (1929) |
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Habitat |
Mexico
Nuevo León - a single valley complex in the Sierra Madre Oriental
on gypsum and lime rocks |
Description |
named after Friedrich Ritter
curious flat globular, short taproot, crown wooly
9–11 main ribs, between are small secundary ribs
1–3 spines like bristles, convoluted to bent, fragile, often ephemeral
flowers small, 0.8 cm (0.3in)
Ø, white, above pink
fruits baccate, pinke
seeds small, black
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Synonyms |
Echinocactus ritteri Boedeker (1928) |
| CITES |
Appendix II since 01. July 1975; Appendix I since 06. June 1981 |
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