Xerophyte

Seeds

Very small.

Description

This is the rare beautiful crested form of Strombocactus disciformisSN|2103]]SN|2103]]. The standard species is usually a singled stemmed small geophytes cactus.

Roots

Strong napiform (turnip-like).

Flowers

Arise on the crown, measure about 3.5 cm in length and breadth, are shiny cream coloured with occasional spots at the tip and in the throat, The filaments are white or reddish, the anthers yellow. The 8 to 10 lobed stigma are white or yellowish.

Blooming Season

flowers emerge early in spring and are freely produced throughout the summer, remaining open for several days.

Spines

4 to 5, erect and dark grey at the tips and pale grey at the base, 1.2 to 2 cm long, they become calcified, they are caducous and in age fall at the stem base.

Stem

Fan-shaped forming brain-like mounds with time crown is slightly depressed and felted. The colour is blue-green with greyish tinge, the base covered with brown corky spots in age. It is composed of hard, imbricate tubercles, 1 to 1,8 cm high. These tubercules are flattened and almost truncated above and somewhat horny or keeled below.

Fruits

7 mm across, splits down its length.