Pelecyphora aselliformis var. concolor
Bot. Mag. 99: tab. 6061. 1873 (Flower deep purple in colour)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Pelecyphora aselliformis var. concolor
Author
Hook.f. in Curtis
Chinese genus
斧突球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Seeds
Brown, curved and reticulate.
Description
It is a small very slow growin clustering cactus
Tubercles
Laterally flattened, elongated, arranged in spirals;
Flowers
Pink to violet flowers with lighter outside petals, 2 - 3.5 cm in diameter. The floral buds are acuminate and appear on the apex.
Blooming Season
It normally flowers from February till October, but only if the sunlight is strong enough.
Spines
40 to 60 pectinated.
Stem
Spherical to shortly cylindrical, 5-10 cm tall, 2-5 cm in diameter. The stem in young plant is quite different, very thin, pencil-like or clavate.
Fruits
Dry, papery.
Areoles
Oval shaped areoles. Areoles in this species are clearly dimorphic, much as in the mammillarias, but the vestigial groove is reminiscent of Coryphantha and related genera.