Xerophyte

Description

MeloSN'>20594' alt='20594'>Cactus pyramidalis#SN#20595'>Melo[[Cactus pyramidalisSN' style='border

References

"General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants" page 161 Vol.3 by George Don 4 M PYRAMIDALIS (Link et Otto, diss p 10 t 25) plant conical or pyramidal, with 17 angles; ribs rather oblique, crenated ; spines very long, in fascicle, of a brownish red colour outer 14 radiating in 2 series, with 2 or 3 straight and very long. D. S. Native of Curassoa.Cactus pyramidalisSN|20595]]SN|20595]], Salm-Dyck, obs. 1820. p. 4. Stem when young crowded with spines. Spadix or woolly head cylindrical, depressed at the apex. Pyramidal Melon-thistle. Shrub 1 foot.

Note

It is possible to find in cultivation a form of MeloSN'>20594' alt='25665'>Cactus pyramidalis#SN#20595'>Melo[[Cactus pyramidalisSN' style='border