Thelocactus bicolor var. wagnerianus
Kakteen (H. Krainz) 18: C VIIIb. 1961
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Thelocactus bicolor var. wagnerianus
Author
(A.Berger) Krainz in Krainz
Chinese genus
瘤玉属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
0-4, up to 2 cm long, not flattened, blood red, thicker and longer.
Description
Thelocactus wagnerianusSN|15796]]SN|15796]] is certainly close to Telocactus bicolor subsp. bolaensis but shows definite differences. It has a more slender cylindrical body, reaching 20 to 25 cm in height and plants later on will make nice clusters. The radial spines are yellowish (new spines reddish). The central spine is longer, reish to deep wine-red, circular in cross- section, not flattened. It has large attractive pink-violet and red blossoms.
Flowers
Largr pink-violet and red.
Ribs
± 13.
Stem
Bluish-green, column-shaped, up to 20-25 cm tall and 6 cm indiameter.
Radial Spines
Up to 20, dense, yellowish-red, star-shaped and addpressed to the stem.