© Valentino Vallicelli
Endangered
CITES App. II
Echinocactus bicolor f. bolaensis
Handb. Kakteenkult. 145. 1907 Remarks: As "bolansis".
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinocactus bicolor f. bolaensis
Author
(C.Runge) Schelle
Chinese genus
金琥属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Description
Upright green globular stems becoming cylindrical as they age with marked ribs, 20cm tall.
Flowers
55-100 mm wide, pink with a red throat from early spring to autumn.
Spines
Dense thin white radials with pinkish central spines covering the epidermis.
Ribs
8, distinct. Tubercles rounded. Areoles with glands.