Parodia ferruginea
Parodia ferruginea
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Parodia ferruginea
Author
(H.Schloss.)
Chinese genus
锦绣玉属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Plants usually solitary. Multiple branches may also been produced when the apex is damaged.
Central Spines
4, cross shaped up to15 mm long.
Seeds
With a distinctive longitudinally-oriented fine striate cuticular sculpturing.
Flowers
6 or more produced together around the stems apex, sulfur yellow, to 6 cm long and 7 cm in diameter.
Spines
Thin needle-like or bridtly, rusty-red or or brownish turning grey as they age.
Ribs
Numerous (up to 40), straight, low, with many fairly large chinlike humps below the areoles.
Stem
Spherical to club shaped, yellow-green, slightly depressed apically, to 13 cm high and 10 cm in diameter.
Radial Spines
10-20 adpressed or more or less erect, to 5 mm long.