Notocactus fricii
Kakteen Sukk. xvii. 195 (1966)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Notocactus fricii
Author
(Arechav.) Krainz
Chinese genus
南国玉属
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
Absent or tiny.
Flowers
Yellowish, around 3 cm long, sunken in the whitish (sometimes dark brown) woolly crown, and enveloped by a layer dark bristles. Outer perianth-segments yellowish or reddish. Inner perianth-segments delicate yellow, wedge shaped. Stygma lobes protruding above the stamens ring.
Ribs
15-20, tubercled, 10-12 mm high, edges very sharp.
Stem
Disc-shaped, about 4 cm high and 6-10 cm wide, glossy light or dark green. Crown woolly.
Radial Spines
6-7, yellowish or whitish, unequal, curved, pliable, not piercing.
Areoles
3-4 per ribs, over the the tubercles, nearly circular, very large, dense yellowish-white, woolly.