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Endangered
CITES App. II
Neoporteria nidus var. coimascensis
Cact. Fl. Silvestre Chile 164. 1989
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Neoporteria nidus var. coimascensis
Author
(F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
Chinese genus
智利球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Description
Solitary spherical to short cylindrical cacti with very spiny stems, up to 15 (30-40) cm tall, 6 -10 cm in diameter.
Roots
taproot.
Flowers
magnificent hot pink/magenta with a contrasting neon yellow throats in spring up to 5 cm long.
Spines
variable between different populations , the type plant have strong long brown-black spines that become greyish as they age and almost obscure the plant, while others have spines that are much shorter or thinner.
Stem
Dark green to very dark purple-black.