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Endangered

CITES App. II

Notocactus scopa var. sulphureus

n.n. "sulfureus"

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Species

Notocactus scopa var. sulphureus

Author

hort.

Chinese genus

南国玉属

Chinese name

-

Primary

Parodia scopa var. sulphurea

Accepted

Parodia scopa subs. succinea

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Description

Clumping short cactus

Flowers

Diurnal, opening in during the day and closing at night. Yellow with red pistil, 4cm in diameter.

Spines

Dense amber-yellow, the new spines are orangish.

Stem

At first globular, becoming shortly columnar up to 45 cm tall, 10 cm in diameter.

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