Xerophyte

Central Spines

One directed obliquely upwards, the other down.

Description

Frailea atrobellaSN|3646]]SN|33267]] is a nice frailea species superficially similar Frailea mammiferaSN|33267]]SN|3646]] subsp. angelesiae, but smaller in size with a larger number of ribs, tubercles with smaller, weaker spines, shorter flowers, red berries and conspicuously flat stemmed seedlings.

Note

Lat. atrobella = freely translated as black beauty.

Flowers

Light to bright yellow opening only with high temperature and adequate humidity of the substrate. They are self-fertile.

Ribs

18 to 22 ribs broken down into tiny little tubercles carrying the areoles, beneath each tubercles there is a dark purple-brown semicircle.

Stem

Up to 25 mm in diameter, epidermis shiny dark green to violet at the base.

Radial Spines

Short (2-5 mm long) flat, reddish brown to black.