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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Accepted
Epithelantha micromeris subs. polycephala
Guía Identif. Cact. Amenazadas México 1: Ep/mi ssp. polycephala (1998 publ. 1997)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Epithelantha micromeris subs. polycephala
Author
(Backeb.) Glass
Chinese genus
月世界属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Description
Clustering miniature cactus; an old plant may have more than 100 heads, and be 10 cm of diameter.
Note
This is a very distinctive cactus, though quite variable regarding stem's sizes and branching propensity.
Spines
Very short, appressed, grey/whitish or pastel new spines on shoot apexes are reddish.
Stem
Elongated and very thin, 1-2 cm in diameter and 3-10(-25) cm in diameter.