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Endangered

CITES App. II

Pyrrhocactus horridus var. mutabilis

Kakteen Südamerika 3: 946 (1980).

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Pyrrhocactus

Species

Pyrrhocactus horridus var. mutabilis

Author

F.Ritter

Chinese genus

-

Chinese name

-

Primary

Eriosyce curvispina var. mutabilis

Accepted

Eriosyce curvispina var. mutabilis

DescriptionEdit description

Seeds

0.94-1.23 mm long 1-1.09 mm wide, ribbed, brown.

Flowers

Yellow with variable reddish midstripes.

Spines

Strong, sharp-tipped, horn-coloured.

Stem

Frequently branching from basal areoles and forming little plantlets.

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