Xerophyte

Description

Ferocactus glaucescensSN|1532]]SN|1532]] f. nudus cristatus monstuosus clone A is a rare crested form of Ferocactus glaucescensSN|1532]]SN|1532]] cv. Split Rock (a.k.a. forma mostruosa nuda) is a strange crested cactus that forms a beautiful irregular fan-shaped stem, that looks like an old weathered rock.

Note

Do not confuse this odd crested cultivar with the common Ferocactus glaucescensSN|1532]]SN|1532]] f. nudus cristatus which is a different cultivar that is superficially similar only when very young. The unique charm of this plant will be revealed as it ages. There is also a slightly different clone named Ferocactus glaucescensSN|1532]]SN|1532]] f. nudus cristatus monstuosus clone B.

Flowers

Not known.

Spines

Absent (or very short and bristly.

Ribs

Very irregular often fused together, suddenly broken or scratched with thin grooves.

Stem

Glaucous grey stems, but the epidermis of this cultivars starts soon to split open assuming the appearance of a rock surface. The stem slowly grows up to 50 cm in diameter and may form an irregular mound as it ages.

Areoles

Creamy or greyish, long and often fused one to each other.