Epithelantha polycephala

Endangered

CITES App. II

Epithelantha polycephala

Cactus (Paris) No. 39, 32 (1954); et No. 40, 62 (1954); cf. Backeb. Cactac. Handb. Kakteenk. v. 2918 (1961).

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Epithelantha

Species

Epithelantha polycephala

Author

Backeb.

Chinese genus

月世界属

Chinese name

Primary

Epithelantha micromeris subs. polycephala

Accepted

Epithelantha micromeris subs. polycephala

DescriptionEdit description

Description

Clustering miniature cactus; an old plant may have more than 100 heads, and be 10 cm of diameter.

Note

This is a very distinctive cactus, though quite variable regarding stem's sizes and branching propensity.

Spines

Very short, appressed, grey/whitish or pastel new spines on shoot apexes are reddish.

Stem

Elongated and very thin, 1-2 cm in diameter and 3-10(-25) cm in diameter.

Endangered

CITES App. II