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 erectocentrus C. Backeberg (1961) |
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Field number |
GL89.3 - collected by Gary Loos
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Habitat |
Mexico
Nuevo León - Aramberri
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Description |
erect spines Echinofossulocactus
5 cm (2 in) high, to about 8 cm (3.1 in) Ø
ribs 50 and more, thin, very wavy
areoles in 2 cm (0.7 in) distant
5–6 radial spines, to 1 cm (0.4 in) long, arranged downward in a semi-circle
1 upper spine, erect to the crown, oblate, brownish to horn-colored and striped,
somewhat with dark tip
2 central spine, about 2 cm (0.7 in) long, abreast, stem-shaped round, hooped, with thickened base
flowers less as 2 cm (0.7 in) long, whiteish
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| Synonyms |
Stenocactus multicostatus (H. Hildmann) A. Berger (1929) |
| CITES |
Appendix II |
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