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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Gymnocalycium platense var. ventanicola
Darwiniana 24: 441. 1982
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Gymnocalycium platense var. ventanicola
Author
(Speg.) R.Kiesling
Chinese genus
裸萼球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
This subspecies differs from the type species by a larger number of spines
Similar Species
It is close to Gymnocalycium gibbosumSN|21427]]SN|8057]] (DC) Pfeiff which is distinguished by its olive green or slightly purple spherical stem, thinner spines, and rather large flowers with smaller receptacles.