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Endangered
CITES App. II
Echinocactus gibbosus var. ventanicola
Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires ser, 3, 2: 7. 1903
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinocactus gibbosus var. ventanicola
Author
Speg.
Chinese genus
金琥属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
This subspecies differs from the type species by a larger number of spines
Similar Species
It is close to Gymnocalycium gibbosumSN|21427]]SN|8057]] (DC) Pfeiff which is distinguished by its olive green or slightly purple spherical stem, thinner spines, and rather large flowers with smaller receptacles.