© Valentino Vallicelli
Endangered
CITES App. II
Notocactus sulphureus
n.n. (Orthographic variant "sulfureus")
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Notocactus sulphureus
Author
hort.
Chinese genus
南国玉属
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Clumping short cactus
Flowers
Diurnal, opening in during the day and closing at night. Yellow with red pistil, 4cm in diameter.
Spines
Dense amber-yellow, the new spines are orangish.
Stem
At first globular, becoming shortly columnar up to 45 cm tall, 10 cm in diameter.