© Valentino Vallicelli
Endangered
CITES App. II
Coryphantha nivosa
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 2: 45. 1915
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Coryphantha nivosa
Author
(Link ex Pfeiff.) Britton
Chinese genus
顶花球属/菠萝球属
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
Usually 1, similar to radials.
Seeds
Brown.
Tubercles
Obtusely conical, laterally compressed. The axil is densely woolly.
Flowers
Diurnal 2 cm yellowish. Stigmas yellow.
Blooming Season
Early spring.
Stem
Globose to short cylindrical, dark green to bronze, 8 - 10 cm in diameter. With latex. Parastichy
Radial Spines
6-13, straight and very sharp bright yellow to dark brown, to 20 mm long.
Fruits
Club shaped, dark red,