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 kellerianus H. Krainz (1946) |
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Habitat |
Mexico
Zacatecas, Puebla,
Oaxaca
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Description |
named after Dr. A. Keller, Cademario
4 cm (1.5 in) high, 7 cm (2.7 in) Ø
crown dense wavy
ribs about 60
2–4 radial spines, only about 0.5 cm (0.2 in) long, light brown
1 upper spine, 1 cm (0.4 in) long, about 0.15 cm (0.06 in) Ø, above black, below white-gray
central spine is absent
flowers 2.5 cm (1 in)
Ø, inside petal are clean-white, outside one are with violet midvein
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| Synonyms |
Echinofossulocactus crispatus fa. kellerianus (H. Krainz) P. V. Heath (1992)
Stenocactus crispatus (A. P. De Candolle) A. Berger (1929) |
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Appendix II |
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