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Endangered
CITES App. II
Pediocactus rioverdensis
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 22 (1998)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Pediocactus rioverdensis
Author
(G.Frank) Halda
Chinese genus
月华玉属
Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Stem are usually solitary, depressed globular, 1,5 cm high 2,5-3,5 cm wide light green. With low rhomboidal and very flat tubercles.
Roots
It has a swollen taproot.
Flowers
White 25 mm long at the top of the stem, outside petals with greenish mid-stripes.
Spines
1-3 papery twisted cream/brown coloured, to 12 mm long. No central spine(s).
Areoles
Yung areoles woolly, later bare.