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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Accepted
Frailea piltzii
Frailea piltzii
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Description
Frailea piltziiSN|33268]]SN|33268]] is an undescribed name (nomen nudum - Abbreviation n. n. A title lacking valid description). It was first named in 1987 by the cactus collectors Bercht, Piltz and Metzing on their journey in 1988 under the thickets of the Chaco vegetation in Paraguay. It is a small, solitary plant that has a light blue to dark green epidermis and long dark spines. Often in cultivation both the stem and the spines are much lighter.