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)) |
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 chrysacantha Hrabe (1968) |
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Habitat |
Paraguay |
Description |
gold spiny Frailea
dwarf, globose, later cylindrical, about 1 in (2.5 cm) Ø, gray green
ribs 16–18, straight, tubercular
areoles yellow brown, wooly
radial spines 2–3 mm long, radiant
individual central spines about 5 mm long
blossoms yellow to yellow green, sepals yellow with green brown midvein
buds green flaky, with red brown bristles
seeds circular, dark brown
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Synonyms |
Frailea chrysacantha Hrabe (1968) (nom. inval.)
Frailea castanea ssp. castanea –
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CITES |
Appendix II |
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