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Parodia sanguiniflora
has
spiral ribs covered in fine, white, bristly spines. Large, bright red,
glossy flowers
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Description: Usually
solitary
globose or
cylindrical, up to 18
cm tall, 9 cm wide.
Radial spines:
10 to18, 4-10 mm long, usually straight,
more or less sideways directed;
Central spines:
hooked usually 4, sometimes 3-7.
Flowers: Blood
red diameter 2,5-4cm.
Filaments of the
stamens carmine to brownish-cinnabar. Stylus reddish to pale yellowish;
Stigma light-yellow to nearly white.
Fruit: Fruit globular, green, lower half naked and upper with white
wool and fine bristles. Flesh greasy, so that the seeds can fall
only after the fruit has dried.
Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and
cultivars of Parodia microsperma (This taxon has lots of synonyms
whit several controversial varieties and subspecies):
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
Parodia sanguiniflora Frič ex Backeb.
In:
Blatter Kakteenforsch., Pt. 12, [p. 4]., 1934
Scientific name: Parodia microsperma (F. A. C.
Weber) Speg. 1923
Origin: Southern Bolivia, northern Argentina.
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Synonyms:
- Parodia microsperma 'sanguiniflora'
Backeb.
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Parodia mutabilis v. sanguiniflora (Backeberg) F. H.
Brandt,
In;
Kakteen Orch. Rundschau 7 (5): 77. 1982
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It is difficult to
take good pictures of this plant because the petals are so intensely
blood-red and the dark velvety
nuances
are not captured well by
digital cameras.
Cultivation:
Needs regular water in summer. Keep rather
dry in winter, tends to lose its roots in winter. Can tolerate light
frost (-1C°)
Propagation: By
Seeds that are very fine
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