Echinocactus gibbosus var. nobilis
Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 3, Abt. 6a: 188. 1894 Gesamtb. Kakt. 408. 1898
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinocactus gibbosus var. nobilis
Author
(Haw.) K.Schum.
Chinese genus
金琥属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
0-2 very similar to the radials.
Description
Gymnocalycium gibbosumSN|8057]]SN|8057]] var. nobile is a local or morphological form of the very variable and widely spread Gymnocalycium gibbosumSN|8057]]SN|8057]] characterized by strong, more numerous, longer, overlapping, white yellow spines; it is usually larger than the typical gibbosum.
Flowers
Infundibuliform in the nearest periphery just around the apex, 45-60 mm long, 60-65 in diameter. Tepals ivory white with a brownish mid rib or occasionally reddish.
Blooming Season
Will flower without a distinct resting period.
Ribs
10-16 straight, divided in well distinct, angular ribs.
Stem
Deep olive-green to almost black, flat to almost spherical, 3-5(-10) cm tall, up to 12 cm in diameter, the apex is slightly woolly.
Radial Spines
7-10 (-12) 25-35 mm, strong, long, erect, overlapping, pastel-white (but also yellow or black), with a darker (reddish or brownish) base when young, that becomes whitish-grey as they age.
Fruits
Globose or fusiform, 20-40 mm long green with white bordered scale.
Areoles
Whitish-grey, elongated.