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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Pyrrhocactus curvispinus var. combarbalensis
Kakteen Südamerika 3: 932
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Pyrrhocactus curvispinus var. combarbalensis
Author
F.Ritter
Chinese genus
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Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Plants usually solitary. (But nowadays the var. combarbaensis is considered nothing else than a synonym of Eriosyce curvispinaSN|2434]]SN|2434]] which is one of the most variable taxon in appearance. In fact, there are a number of variety so different looking, but not all the authorities recognize the different population as segregate varieties.)
Flowers
Flowers are about 4 cm in diameter.
Spines
Long stiff greyish-brown spines whit darker tip, young spines are almost black while older one became greyish.
Stem
Globular, up to 15 cm.