© Valentino Vallicelli
Endangered
CITES App. II
Aylostera vulpina
Pakistan J. Bot. 43(6): 2779. 2011 [Dec 2011]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Aylostera vulpina
Author
(F.Ritter) Mosti & Papini
Chinese genus
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Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
1 to 7, red-brown.
Description
Often misidentified in cultivation, this is a clustering, globular species, with stems 3 to 5cm wide, with about 20 ribs. Areoles have white wool.
Flowers
Bright red, petals tipped scarlet, stigma white.
Radial Spines
10 to 14, thin, white, standing out, roughened, 3 to 15mm long.