© Valentino Vallicelli
Endangered
CITES App. II
Cactus nivosus
Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 261. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Cactus nivosus
Author
(Link ex Pfeiff.) Kuntze
Chinese genus
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Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
Usually 1, similar to radials.
Seeds
Brown.
Tubercles
Obtusely conical, laterally compressed. The axil is densely woolly.
Flowers
Diurnal 2 cm yellowish. Stigmas yellow.
Blooming Season
Early spring.
Stem
Globose to short cylindrical, dark green to bronze, 8 - 10 cm in diameter. With latex. Parastichy
Radial Spines
6-13, straight and very sharp bright yellow to dark brown, to 20 mm long.
Fruits
Club shaped, dark red,