Gymnocalycium quehlianum
Gymnocalycium quehlianum | |
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(Blühende Kakteen) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Trichocereeae |
Genus: | Gymnocalycium |
Species: | G. quehlianum |
Binomial name | |
Gymnocalycium quehlianum Vaupel in Hosseus | |
Gymnocalycium quehlianum (Quehla chin cactus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to northern Argentina.
It is a spherical cactus growing to 5 cm (2 in) tall by 7 cm (3 in) wide, with ribbed stems bearing brown spines and white, daisy-like flowers in summer. In cultivation, where temperatures fall below 10 °C (50 °F) it requires the protection of glass.[1]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Gymnocalycium quehlianum". Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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