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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Accepted
Echinomastus gautii
Bradleya 15: 81 (1997)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinomastus gautii
Author
(L.D.Benson) Mosco & Zanov.
Chinese genus
美刺球属
Chinese name
-
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
2-3, chalky blue with dark tips, pointing upward, straight or slightly curved, to 2 cm long.
Note
The specific name “gautii” honours J. H. Gaut (fl. 1905).
Flowers
Pink-magenta.
Stem
7-8 cm high, 5-6 cm in diameter.
Radial Spines
16-20, spreading, whitish, 0.9-1.2 cm long.