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Endangered
CITES App. II
Pediocactus simpsonii var. winkleri
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 14 (1998), without exact basionym page
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Pediocactus simpsonii var. winkleri
Author
(K.D.Heil) Halda
Chinese genus
月华玉属
Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
It is a small globular cactus with usually unbranched subglobose to obovoid stems, 2.5 to 6.5 cm tall and up to 5 cm in diameter.
Flowers
Urn-shaped, peach-to-pink colour, 1.8 to 2.5 cm long and 1.8 to 3.8 cm in diameter. Flowering early spring.
Spines
It has clusters of 8 to 14 small radial spines, 1.5-4 mm. spreading downward, white or whitish to tan; erect central spines are lacking.
Fruits
Green, drying reddish brown barrel-shaped, 0.7 to 1.0 cm high and 0.8 to 1.1 cm wide.
Areoles
Elliptic to circular, woolly.