Coryphantha (G. Engelmann) Lemaire (1868)
(greek koryphe = top, tuft, greek anthos = flower)
tuft flowering
globular or elongated, few clumping, tubercles with furrow
spines strong, often curved
flowers central, most yellow, also with red center or white and red
fruits greenish, bare; seeds brownish |
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Distribution |
British Columbia, south Canada, USA to south Mexico
warm arid areas |
Growth period |
full sun, breezy and warm location
this genus ist sensitive to moisture, therefore rarly pour and root neck keep dry
during flower period slightly more moisture, buds can dry up
in mid summer short dry period on sunny location
this genus is very advisable for cultivation in a cold frame or a greenhouse |
Winter period |
dry and light at 4–12°C (39–53°F) |
Substrat |
mineral with the addition of clay, root neck between cravel or crushed pumice |
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| Coryphantha cornifera (De Candolle) Lemaire (1868) |
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Habitat |
Mexico
Querétaro, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Jalisco, and eastern Zacatecas
Hidalgo - region around of Ixmiquilpan
on lime gravel on low hills and plains |
Description |
horn wearing Coryphantha
globular to short cylindrical, to 4.7 in (12 cm) high, gray-green
tubercles to 1 in (2.5 cm) long, almost rhombical
axils and areoles on young plants with white wool
7–9 radial spines, to 9 mm long, wax yellow
1 central spine, to 0.6 in (1.5 cm) long, stronger, curved, upside blackish, below brown
flowers to 2.4 in (6 cm) long, lemon yellow, stamens rose red, anther yellow
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Synonyms |
Mammillaria cornifera De Candolle (1828)
Echinocactus cornifer (De Candolle) Poselger (1853)
Cactus cornifer (De Candolle) Kuntze (1891)
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CITES |
Appendix II |
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