Sclerocactus wetlandicus f. cristata
Sclerocactus wetlandicus f. cristata
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Sclerocactus wetlandicus f. cristata
Author
hort.
Chinese genus
白红山属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
3-4(-5) per areole, sometimes not greatly different from radial spines, usually white (rarely light brown), 15-29 mm long. Some specimens lack central spines, or have central spines which are hooked.
Seeds
Black, 1,5 long, 2,5 mm broad; cells convex but flattened apically.
Description
Sclerocactus wetlandicusSN|13869]]SN|13869]] is a rare north American cactus with central spines not greatly different from radial spines. The crested form Sclerocactus wetlandicusSN|13869]]SN|13869]] f. cristata is a strong and fast growing but often short lived plant. There are several clones some thin with white, bristly juvenile spines and other thick stemmed whit mature long hooked spines.
Flowers
Purple or pink flowers fragrant, funnel-form, 2,5-5 cm wide and tall; outer tepals with brownish lavender midstripes and pink to violet margins, filaments green to white; anthers yellow.
Blooming Season
Spring (In habitat from late April to May).
Spines
Slightly or not obscuring stems.
Ribs
Tubercles evident on ribs.
Stem
Fan shaped, green to bluish green (glaucous) 5-4o mm thick (depending on clones).
Radial Spines
6-10(or more) per areole, white, creas, pale tan, brown, reddish brown (rarely black), 6-20 mm, central spines 3-5 per areole, sometimes not greatly different from radial spines; straight and unhooked or curved (rarely hooked), 12-26 mm long. Juvenile specimens has pure white short bristly spines all radials.
Fruits
Ovoid, barrel-shaped, 9-30 long, 7-12 mm across, with a few membranous scales, mostly near apex.
Areoles
3 mm in diameter, 9-10 mm apart. Red nectar glands are found above each areole.