Eriosyce napina var. mitis
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 28: 57. 1966
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Eriosyce napina var. mitis
Author
(Phil.) Donald & G.D.Rowley
Chinese genus
极光球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
It is a very small perennial plant with a brown body slowly growing atop a thick, underground taproot. It is a dwarf form of Eriosyce napinaSN|2370]]SN|2370]].
Roots
Forms a tuberous root system with (usually) a very large carrot-like root
Tubercles
Larger than ssp. lembckei;
Flowers
Often larger than the plant itself from crown approx 3,5 cm long, 4-6 cm in diameter, pinkish with a silky shine ( but also white, pink, carmine, or brown) buds densely hairy with brown wool.
Blooming Season
Flowers already when young, synchronised flowering of the whole plants takes place over one or two days, and they remain open for about three or four days. Blooms in late spring to summer.
Stem
About 3-5 cm across, 2-6 cm tall slow growing, spherical or flattened eventually becoming somewhat elongated in cultivation, with a constriction between the stem and the root, brown to dark purple-brown.
Radial Spines
Very short brown to grey pressed flat against the stem.
Fruits
Large, red, clavate, wrapped in white wool.
Areoles
With grey felt becoming bare.