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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Accepted
Epithelantha petri
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 7(2): 72 (2000).
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Epithelantha petri
Author
Halda & Horáček
Chinese genus
月世界属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Seeds
A little larger than those of Epithelantha micromerisSN|6936]]SN|6936]].
Description
It is a small cactus related and similar to Epithelantha micromerisSN|6936]]SN|6936]], but it has more cylindrical stem, yellowish-brown spines and yellow flowers.
Roots
It has a thin taproot about 50 mm long.
Spines
Short, needle-like, yellowish-brown.
Stem
Cylindrical, elongated up to 80 mm height.