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Endangered
CITES App. II
Acantholobivia haagei
Cact. Suc. Mex. 131. 1957
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Acantholobivia haagei
Author
(Frič & Schelle ex Werderm.) Y.Itô
Chinese genus
-
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Very small clumping plants.
Roots
tap root.
Flowers
Up to 3 cm in diameter and salmon pink.
Spines
Short glass-white.
Stem
Individual heads short-cylindrical 2-4 cm wide, 4 cm tall, The colour of the epidermis vary from olive-green to dark purple-green with violet tints.