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	*Echinofossulucactus lamellosus* *(Syn: Stenocactus crispatus)*	CACTUS ART NURSERY Cultivation and Mail Sale of Cacti and Succulents.

This is one of the species with the prettiest spination
	Description: E. lamellosus is a solitary plant, up to 20 cm tall, 10 cm wide with very long spines and wavy ribs. This is one of the Echinofossulocactus with the prettiest spination, spine are flattened, ferocious-looking with one very long (from 1 to 8 cm long) central spine directed upwards. The ribs are thin with very undulated or curled ridges. Cultivation: Easy to to care and flower. It needs regular cacti soil with good drainage. Propagation: Seeds (usually) Exposure: It likes strong sunshine but is tolerant and do well with light shade during the hot Summer months, allow to dry between watering. It should not be watered at all in winter. Frost Tolerance: does not tolerate intense or prolonged cold (hardy to -5°C if kept dry)


*Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the echinofossulocactus crispatus* complex (This Taxon has lots of synonyms (like most Echinofossulocactus) whit several controversial varieties and subspecies): E. crispatus E. crispatus forma cristata E. crispatus longispinus E. anfractuosus (crispatus) E. arrigensis (crispatus) E. arrigensis forma cristata (crispatus) E. fasciculatus (crispatus) E. gladiatus (crispatus?) E. guerraianus (crispatus) E. kellerianus (crispatus) E. lamellosus (crispatus) E. violaciflorus (crispatus) E. wippermannii (crispatus) E. xipahacantus (crispatus)**

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific name: Stenocactus crispatus (A. P. de Candolle) A. Berger ex A. W. Hill 1933.

Conservation status: Listed in CITES Appendix II

Synonyms:

Echinofossulocactus crispatus (A. P. de Candolle) Lawrence 1841
= Ferocactus crispatus (A. P. de Candolle) N. P. Taylor 1980
= Echinocactus crispatus A. P. de Candolle 1828
Echinofossulocactus dichroacanthus (Martius ex Pfeiffer) Britton et Rose 1922
= Echinocactus dichroacanthus Martius ex Pfeiffer 1837
= Stenocactus dichroacanthus (Martius ex Pfeiffer) A. Berger ex Backeberg 1935
Echinofossulocactus lancifer (A. Dietrich) Britton et Rose 1922
= Echinocactus lancifer A. Dietrich 1839
= Stenocactus lancifer (A. Dietrich) A. Berger ex Backeberg et F. M. Knuth 1929
Echinofossulocactus arrigens (Link ex A. Dietrich) Britton et Rose 1922
= Echinocactus arrigens Link ex A. Dietrich 1840
= Stenocactus arrigens (Link ex A. Dietrich) A. Berger 1929
Echinofossulocactus lamelosus (A. Dietrich) Britton et Rose 1922
= Echinocactus lamelosus A. Dietrich 1847
= Stenocactus lamelosus (A. Dietrich) A. Berger 1929
Echinocactus flexispinus Salm-Dyck 1849
= Echinofossulocactus flexispinus (Salm-Dyck) Bravo 1969
Echinocactus violaciflorus Quehl 1912
= Echinofossulocactus violaciflorus (Quehl) Britton et Rose 1922
Echinofossulocactus confusus Britton et Rose 1922
Echinofossulocactus guerraianus Backeberg 1942
Echinofossulocactus kelleranus Krainz 1946
Echinofossulocactus multiareolatus Bravo 1960

Echinofossulucactus lamellosus
SB111 Metzquititlan, Hgo. Mexico

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