Eriosyce curvispina var. mutabilis

Endangered

CITES App. II

Primary

Accepted

Eriosyce (Cactac.) gen. revis. & ampl. (Succ. Pl. Res., 1) 117 (1994)

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Species

Eriosyce curvispina var. mutabilis

Author

(F.Ritter) Katt.

Chinese genus

极光球属

Chinese name

Seeds

0.94-1.23 mm long 1-1.09 mm wide, ribbed, brown.

Flowers

Yellow with variable reddish midstripes.

Spines

Strong, sharp-tipped, horn-coloured.

Stem

Frequently branching from basal areoles and forming little plantlets.

Xerophyte