© Valentino Vallicelli
Endangered
CITES App. II
Turbinicarpus flaviflorus f. brevispinus
( a.k.a. = forma brevispina or inermis)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Turbinicarpus flaviflorus f. brevispinus
Author
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Chinese genus
姣丽球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Description
Cylindrical grey-greenish and coated in a whitish bloom 2.5 cm in diameter, 5 cm tall.
Tubercles
Conical with a rhomboidal base, Slowly clumping.
Flowers
Infundibuliform, light yellow-green up 1,5 cm in diameter.
Blooming Season
The flowers appear at the plants apex in succession from spring to summer.
Spines
4 spongy, chubby and very short, 2-4 mm long yellow-brownish.
Fruits
Longly ovoidal 10 mm long. With dried flowers remnants.
Areoles
Small with white caduceus wool.