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 wippermannii (Fr. Muehlenpfordt) Britton & Rose (1922) |
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Habitat |
Mexiko
Hidalgo
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Description |
named after the discoverer
globular to elongated, to 15 cm (6 in) high, dark-green
ribs 25–40, slight wavy
spines almost blackish-brown
18–22 radial spines, to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long, bristly, white (typically)
central spines 2–6 cm (0.7–2.3 in) lang, erect, awl-shaped, the upper one somewhat flat,
frail hooped, the lower one straight spread, almost round, at the base thickened
flowers 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long, yellow with brownish midvein
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Echinocactus wippermannii Fr. Muehlenpfordt (1846)
Brittonrosea wippermanni (Fr. Muehlenpfordt) C. Spegazzini (1923) (incorrect name)
Stenocactus wippermannii (Fr. Muehlenpfordt) A. Berger (1929) |
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