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Endangered

CITES App. II

Primary

Gymnocalycium bruchii f. cristata

Revista Centro Estud. Farm. 2, no. 6: reprint p. 24, fig. 10. 1926

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Gymnocalycium

Species

Gymnocalycium bruchii f. cristata

Author

Hosseus

Chinese genus

裸萼球属

Chinese name

-

Accepted

Gymnocalycium bruchii

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Description

This is a nice small crested cactus miniature that will slowly forms tangled groups up to 20 cm in diameter.

Flowers

Bell to funnel-shaped, 6 cm wide, are an unusual shade of lavender-white in early spring followed by green fruits.

Spines

Bristly, straight or curved

Stem

Blue/green up to 6 cm thick. The ribs are vertical thin and scarcely elevated.

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