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Epithelantha pachyrhiza SB325 Higueras, Coahuila, Mexico
Flowers are pink and
inconspicuous, just distal portion visible, as they barely stick out
above the wool.
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Description: Miniature plants, erect, usually unbranched [or
rarely branched], not deep-seated in substrate. Stems thin-necked,
spinning top shaped only partially covered with white to pale orange-tan
or bluish-tan spines, that are smaller than in
E.
micromeris. The roots are tuberous.
Flowers: Pinkish-white .
Cultivation: Although regarded as a choice and
difficult plant in cultivation it is relatively easy. Needs a soil mix
particularly well draining (rot prone). Water
sparingly and keep perfectly dry in winter.
Hardy to -7°C
Sun Exposure:
Light shade to full sun. |
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Apex of
the old specimens with a flowers almost completely
concealed among wool. |
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Family:
Cactaceae
(Cactus Family)
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Scientific name:
Epithelantha micromeris subsp. pachyrhiza (Backeb.) N.P.Taylor
1998
Origin: Northern Mexico (Coahuila: Saltillo)
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
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Synonyms:
Taxon
synonyms:
- Epithelantha micromeris ssp. pachyrhiza (W.T.Marshall)
N.P.Taylor
- Epithelantha pachyrhiza Backeb. 1954
- Epithelantha micromeris var. pachyrhiza
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Stems thin-necked, spinning top shaped, with fat
tuberous roots. |
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New spines in sub-adult plants are of an unusual blue-tan or
orange-tan colour. |
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