Turbinicarpus horripilus
Kaktusy (Brno) 19(1): 22 (1983) cf. Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.), 34: 8 (1985):. 1983
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Turbinicarpus horripilus
Author
(Lem. ex Förster) V.John & Říha
Chinese genus
姣丽球属
Chinese name
红梅殿
Primary
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Central Spines
1-2 rigid, pungent up to 3 cm long, dark brown becoming greyish white, blackish tip.
Description
Turbinicarpus horripilusSN|6344]]SN|6344]], formerly known as Gymnocactus horripilusSN|12124]]SN|12124]], is a small, slowly clustering, globular to roughly columnar cactus.
Roots
Swollen bundled.
Tubercles
± Conical, compressed at the sides, rhombic at the base 5-7 mm high.
Flowers
Diurnal deep purple with whitish throat, up to 4 cm in diameter.
Blooming Season
Spring and summer.
Stem
Bluish-green to olive-green up to 4-9 cm cm in diameter, 10-18 cm tall; Apex depressed, very woolly,
Radial Spines
8-15 rigid, 9-11 mm long, radiating, straight or (rarely) somewhat bent, intertwined in each other white with brown tip.
Fruits
Greenish-red becoming yellowish-brown 4-6 mm long, 3-5 mm wide.
Areoles
Oval, with much white wool, very soon becoming bare.