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Endangered
CITES App. II
Neolloydia knuthiana var. ysabelae f. cristata
Neolloydia knuthiana var. ysabelae f. cristata
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Neolloydia knuthiana var. ysabelae f. cristata
Author
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Chinese genus
圆锥球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
1 curved upwards, at first black-bluish that becomes greyish-white with darker tip 7-20mm long. Flowers
Seeds
Black.
Description
Usually solitary cactus almost completely concealed by spines and wool.
Tubercles
Conical, well-developed, 3-8mm high.
Ribs
15-15 tubercled.
Stem
Globular depressed, 40-160 mm high, 70-200 mm wide, yellowish-green with a very woolly apex.
Fruits
Dry, dehising from a lateral fissure.
Areoles
Oblong, at first very woolly then almost naked.