Xerophyte

Description

Gymnocalycium catamarcenseSN|22552]]SN|22552]] f. belense (firstly described by Backeberg H.Till & W.Till 1995) is a local or morphological form of Gymnocalycium pugionacanthumSN|22551]]SN|22551]]. The name G. pugionacanthum can be validly applied to plants from Cuesta de Belén and the surrounding hills. The typical form appears exclusively along the southern and south-eastern slopes of the Cumbre del Venado, Cuesta de Belén and the low alluvial hills west of Cuesta de Belén. These plants has been described as bearing a very particular spination