Strombocactus polaskii

Endangered

CITES App. II

Strombocactus polaskii

Ashingtonia 2(3): centre page pull-out [3], without basionym page, basionym without type. 1975

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Strombocactus

Species

Strombocactus polaskii

Author

(Backeb.) T.Hewitt

Chinese genus

菊水属

Chinese name

Primary

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii

Accepted

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii

DescriptionEdit description

Description

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanusSN|12688]]SN|12648]] var. polaskii, more often known with its old name Turbinicarpus polaskiiSN|12648]]SN|12688]], is a tiny slow growing solitary cactus.

Roots

Tap root

Tubercles

Broad, flattened, 4-angled.

Flowers

White in summer (July to September in habitat), 2,5 cm long, 4 cm across, with white or pinkish stigmas.

Spines

1 to 3 spongy spines, one up to 2 cm

Stem

Flattened globose, pale grey-green, olive green or purplish-tan in full sun, 2 cm tall, 3.5-5 cm in diameter.

Areoles

White and woolly.

Endangered

CITES App. II