Echinofossulocactus G. Lawrenz (1841)
(latin echinus = hedgehog; latin fossula = small furrow, ditch)
small furrow cactus, lamella cactus
because of the thin wavy ribs
globular to cudgel shaped; numerous ribs, on adult plants more than 100, wavy
number of spines, color, shape and lenght very different
flowers appear near the crown, mid-size to small-size, white, violet or red tinted, also striped,
appear in early spring; fruits are dry, with few seeds
new taxanomy uses the name of the genus Stenocactus (K. Schumann) A. Berger (1929)
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Distribution |
USA - Texas
from north to central Mexico - from Chihuahua to Oaxaca
very warm steppes |
Growth period |
light and warm, with protection against full sun, without protection is sun burn possible
enough moisture during the growth period |
Winter period |
cold and not completly dry at 8–15°C (46–59°F) |
Substrat |
normal cactus soil with some humus |
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| Echinofossulocactus densispinus C. Schmoll ex Pechánek (1965) (nom. inval.) |
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Habitat |
Mexico
Querétaro, Guanajuato
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Description |
flat globular, to 7 cm (2.7 in) high, 10 cm (3.9 in) Ø, blueish green
ribs about 30, thin, wavy
spines first golden yellow, hooped, later straw yellow
radial spines1.2 cm (0.4 in) long, spreaded, glassy white
4 central spines, to 6 cm (2.3 in) long, 0.2 cm (0.07 in)
Ø, oblate, the sidewise are shorter and thinner,
the lowermost is mostly longer
flowers whiteish, outside with dark midvein
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| Synonyms |
Stenocactus ochoterenaus Tiegel (1933) |
| CITES |
Appendix II |
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