Frailea Britton & Rose (1922)
named after Manuel Fraile
globose to short cylindrical, dwarf, light green to reddish brown
tubercles in rows or as lowly ribs
spines mostly only a few, small, adjacent
blossoms yellow to brownish-red, cleistogamous, very seldom open, more frequent, if not under glass
seeds hat shaped, brown, get darker |
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Distribution |
South Amerika - Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia,
Argentinia
steppes and mountains |
Growth period |
half shady and airy, temporarily without glass protection
the plants needs a protection against for full sun,
especially seedlings and young plants
sufficiently and at great heat not to sparse watering,
standing moisture is absolutely to avoid
occasionally mist improves the growth
the blossom is only open, if the plants get temporary a full sunny location
and get very high temperatures (over 86F (30°C))
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Winter period |
bright and dry at 46–53°F (8–12°C) |
Substrat |
sandy-mineralic with some of humus,
well permeable to water with addition of pumice and quartz gravel
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| Frailea asteroides Werdermann (1937) |
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Habitat |
Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul, near of Alegrete
at low sites to 1640 ft (500 m)
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Description |
Astrophytum asterias → similar Frailea
small, flat globose, 1.6 in (4 cm) high, about 1.8 in (4.5 cm) Ø, not branching,
dark reddish-brown or gray green
ribs 9–14, curved, below flat
areoles almost bare
7–11 spines, tiny, dark brown
blossoms 1.6 in (4 cm) long, golden yellow to lemon yellow,
the outside is almost covered of brownish wool
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Synonyms |
Frailea asteroides hort. (s.a.) (nom. inval.)
Frailea castanea ssp. castanea –
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CITES |
Appendix II |
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