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Gymnocalycium deeszianum
 

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Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific name:  Gymnocalycium deeszianum Dölz. 1943 numen dubium
Published in: Kakteenkunde (unnumbered volume): 54-55, 1943

Origin Argentina (Córdoba)

Synonyms:

  • G. capillense var. sigelianum fa. deeszianum (Schick) Till, Gymnocalycium 16(1): 489-498 (2003)
  • G. gibbosum var. deeszianum (?)

Description: G. deszianum  is a small solitary cactus. It is a quite variable and doubtful species (especially cultivated plants may be quite different) In fact some plant labeled "deszianum" are so different-looking that the only uniting factor is the white bloom and rounded ribs.
Stem:
Globose, flattened to elongate, light olive green, becoming deep green with age, to 6.5 cm tall, 8-10 cm in diameter.
Ribs:
Rounded, slightly chinned.
Radial spines:
Spreading, straight to more or less curved and bent against the stem. Creamy yellowish with darker tips.
Central spines: 
0-1 (Often absent).
Flower:
Pale pink or (usually) pure white.
 

 



Cultivation: This is a species that offers no cultivation difficulties.  It is a summer grower that enjoy  some shade during the hottest part of the day. Water regularly in summer (but do not over-water).  Keep rather dry in winter. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer. Hardy as low as -5° C (or less) if kept dry.  

Propagation: Direct sow after last frost or cuttings, but seldom produces offsets.

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Gymnocalycium capillaense complex (This Taxon has lots of synonyms ( like many other cacti) whit several controversial varieties and subspecies and comprises a multitude of different forms, but where each form is linked to others by populations of plants with intermediate characteristics):

 
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