Lobivia shaferi subs. fallax
Kakteen Sukk. 19(1–2): 14 (1985) cf. Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.) 36: 8 (1985 publ. 1986)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Lobivia shaferi subs. fallax
Author
(Oehme) E.Herzog
Chinese genus
丽花球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Echinopsis aureaSN|10643]]SN|10643]] subs. fallax is a solitary or branched subspecies species distinguished by impressively strong and very showy spines.
Flowers
Lemon yellow and bright yellow inside (nearly 10 cm) long. Blooms in flushes in late spring and occasionally in summer. The buds are covered by long silky hairs and grow laterally from the centre of the stem. The tube is slightly curved, funnel-shaped, slender and greenish white, with pale green scales, red at the base, with white and black below.
Spines
It has 8 to 10 radials, paler, about 2 cm long pointing outward and, usually, 4 central spines, 3 to 6 cm long. The central spines are thicker, about 4 cm (up to 6cm) long, and brown to black with yellow tips.
Ribs
14 to 15, sharp-edged, separated by deep grooves.
Stem
Dark green to grey-green, globular or elongated, reaching a height of 15 cm and a diameter of 4 to 10 cm or more.