Neolloydia conoidea var. matehualensis
Kakteen (H. Krainz) VIII b. 1971
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Neolloydia conoidea var. matehualensis
Author
(Backeb.) Kladiwa & Fittkau
Chinese genus
圆锥球属
Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
Usually 2, more or less erect black.
Description
Neolloydia matehualensisSN|10089]]SN|31290]] is a bluish-grey cactus with somewhat elongated stems and many radial but few central spines and large pinkish-purple flowers. It is not unlike Thelocactus bicolor in general appearance but the ribs, composed of rows of soft tubercles, spiral more acutely than those of most thelocactus species.
Flowers
Large, pinkish-purple or violet in spring, from the crown of the plant.
Stem
Single to clustered, 5-24 cm high, 3-6 cm in diameter, globose to somewhat elongated with soft tubercles, yellowish-green to bluish-grey-green, usually with a white woolly crown.
Radial Spines
10 white.