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 scolymoides (M. J. Scheidweiler) A. Berger (1929) |
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Habitat |
USA
Texas, New Mexico
Mexico
Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí
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Description |
artichoke similar Coryphantha
globular, later ovate, pale green
tubercles roofing tile shaped arranged, adjacent
axils are woolly
areoles only at the beginnig woolly
12–20 radial spines 0.8 in (2 cm) long, bright and
± with a dark tip
3 central spines, over 1.4 in (3.5 cm) long, curved, darker
flowers over 2 in (5 cm)
Ø, yellow with red center
petals with a tooth shaped edge
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Synonyms |
Mammillaria scolymoides M. J. Scheidweiler (1841)
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CITES |
Appendix II |
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