Xerophyte

Seeds

Black 1,2 mm long 0,7 mm large, the surface is convex and smooth.

Description

The standard Cintia knizeiSN|9806]]SN|9806]] is a solitary dwarf, flat to globose cactus (in the wild), that become cylindrical when it is grafted. The variegated cultivars (Cintia knizeiSN|9806]]SN|9806]] f. variegata) has sectors, patches or stripes with distinct shades of orange.

Roots

Deep, tuberous, carrot-like, up to 10 cm long.

Note

Variegated plants grow slower and are generally smaller than non-variegates of the same species. Coloured areas are also generally weaker, and more susceptible to fungus, sunburn and other defects.

Flowers

Diurnal, yellow 3-4 cm in diameter on the stem tip, they resemble those of a Copiapoa.

Blooming Season

Spring.

Spines

5-6 short spines only occur on juvenile areoles; adult plants and pericarpel are spineless.

Stem

Olive-green and orange, up to 5 cm in diameter, globose, covered with large rounded podaria. Apex woolly. The colour can vary depending on the time in the growing season and the amount of sun and water. The base becomes corky with age.

Fruits

Elonged, dry with a thin pericarp, that remain for a long time incorporated within the stem.

Areoles

The areoles are sunken between the podaria, and are woolly.