Xerophyte

Habit

Usually solitary.

Seeds

1 mm long black.

Description

Parodia sellowiiSN|20106]]SN|20106]] var. macracantha best known as

Flowers

Large, lemon yellow with glossy petals to about 5 cm in diameter and stand near the top, decorated with about 8 to 10 red pistil lobes which emphasize the yellow of the petals. The buds are tomentose.

Blooming Season

They bloom annually about in June-July.

Spines

Few, (usually only three) longer and stronger than in the standar species yellowish, sturdy, about 20-25 mm long curved down or backward of which 1 radial spine slightly heavier but not very different from the the radials.

Ribs

About 12 to 14 at maturity well marked and sharp whit scarcely prominent chinned tubercles. The crest of the ribs typically take a purple red colour in full sun.

Stem

Bright or dark green, globose to short cylindrical up to 20 cm tall, 15 cm in diameter. The apex is depressed and filled with whitish-grey wool.

Fruits

Fleshy reddish to purple about 10 mm long.

Areoles

Well spaced, woolly, recessed 15-20 mm apart.