Parodia scopa var. sulphurea

Endangered

CITES App. II

Primary

n.n. (Orthographic variant "sulfurea")

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Species

Parodia scopa var. sulphurea

Author

hort.

Chinese genus

锦绣玉属

Chinese name

Accepted

Description

Clumping short cactus

Flowers

Diurnal, opening in during the day and closing at night. Yellow with red pistil, 4cm in diameter.

Spines

Dense amber-yellow, the new spines are orangish.

Stem

At first globular, becoming shortly columnar up to 45 cm tall, 10 cm in diameter.

Xerophyte