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Quiabentia zehntneri
Quiabentia zehntneri is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
From the article Quiabentia zehntneri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Quiabentia zehntneri grows shrubby with slender green shoots and reaches heights of up to 3 meters. Its 2 to 4 centimeter long leaves are ovate to almost circular and pointed. The shoots are covered with numerous short white spines. The bright pink-red flowers are 3 to 4 centimeters long and reach 7 to 8 centimeters in diameter.
Range & habitat
Quiabentia zehntneri is distributed in northeastern Brazil on rocks in the open Caatinga vegetation at altitudes of 450 to 750 meters. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 181129.