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 vaupelianus (E. Werdermann) Tiegel & H. Oehme
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Habitat |
Mexico
Hidalgo
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Description |
named after Prof. Dr. Vaupel
semi-globular, dull green
ribs 30–40
radial spines1–1.5 cm (0.4–0.6 in) long, spread, mostly straight, sidewise interweaved,
glassy white, sometimes with dark tip
1–2 central spines, about 7 cm (2.7 in) long, one upon the other, often somewhat flat, spread,
sometimes one upward curved, first brown-black, then red-brown glaucous
flowers cream with dark back stripe
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| Synonyms |
Echinocactus vaupelianus E. Werdermann (1931)
Ferocactus vaupelianus (E. Werdermann) N. P. Taylor (1980)
Echinofossulocactus spinosus fa. vaupelianus (E. Werdermann) P. V. Heath (1992)
Stenocactus vaupelianus (E. Werdermann) C. Backeberg & F. M. Knuth (1936) |
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