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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Accepted
Coryphantha echinus
Cactaceae (Backeberg) 4: 42, fig. 31b. 1923 [et: Orcutt in: Circular to Cactus Fanciers p.i. (1922) ]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Coryphantha echinus
Author
(Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Chinese genus
顶花球属/菠萝球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Description
Mostly solitary globular cactus (or branched with age, forming large clumps up to 80 cm in diameter, at low elevation in Brewster County, Texas),
Roots
Diffuse or short taproots.
Flowers
Nearly apical, 5 cm wide, bright yellow, sometimes proximally reddish.
Spines
Largely obscuring the stem. 3 (0-4) central spines, 2.5 cm long; 16 to 30 radial spines, 1 to 1.8 cm long.
Stem
5 cm in diameter.
Fruits
Green, ovoid, slimy; floral remnant strongly persistent, fruiting 2-4 months after flowering.