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Very nice plant.
The white line areoles are spineless,
green body.
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Family:
Cactaceae
(Cactus Family)
Name:
Turbinicarpus
pseudopectinatus "inermis"
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix I
Origin:
Garden origin
(Nursery produced cultivar)
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Description: The standard
T. pseudopectinatus is a tiny very
popular small geophytic
cactus with lovely pectinated spines. The monstrous
form here described is a quite different
spineless plant with spherical growth habit that
slowly branches producing small clusters. This plant easily produce
crested shoot which are very priced and admired.
(Compare with:
T. pseudopectinatus inemis cristata).
Stem: Globular dull green, 3 cm tall, 4 cm in diameter, barely
showing above the ground; apex with short white hair; spirally-arranged
tubercles
Areoles: Linear filled with short white wool.
Spines: Very short 0,1-0,5 mm long, Numerous white in a comb like formation (pectinated).
Root: Tuberose and usually bigger than the stem itself.
Flowers: Dull pink with darker reddish-brown mid-veins, bloom in spring.
Fruit: small green.
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Cultivation: It’s a fairly
easy and robust species to cultivate, but very slow growing. It needs a
very well-drained soil, and requires strong sun to part sun to
keep the plant compact and low . Waterings should be rather infrequent to keep the plant compact,
and avoid its becoming excessively elongated and unnatural in
appearance. Furthermore it has a tap root, and watering
it properly is often difficult, because it tends to crack open or rot if
over-watered. Keep dry in winter, or when night temperatures
remain below 10° C. It is hardy to -4°C for a short period. Assure a
good ventilation.
Reproduction: Cutting or grafting, it can be also propagated by
seeds.
Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus.
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