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Gymnocalycium castellanosii
Gymnocalycium castellanosii is a species of Gymnocalycium from Argentina.
From the article Gymnocalycium castellanosii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Gymnocalycium castellanosii is a solitary cactus with dull blue-green, spherical to elongated stems up to 15 cm tall and 10 cm in diameter. It has 10–12 broad, flat ribs divided into sharply defined humps. The straight, whitish spines, tipped in dark, include one central spine and 5–7 radial spines up to 2.5 cm long. The flowers are bell- to funnel-shaped, white with pink tinges, up to 4.5 cm long and wide. The fruits are green and spherical.
Range & habitat
Native to Argentina, it grows in La Rioja, Córdoba, and San Juan provinces growing on rocky slopes and red sandstone mountains at altitudes of 500 to 1500 meters. Plants are found growing along with Gymnocalycium saglionis, Gymnocalycium schickendantzii, Gymnocalycium bodenbenderianum, Echinopsis aurea, Acanthocalycium leucanthum, Parodia microsperma, Tephrocactus articulatus, Stetsonia coryne, and Salmonopuntia salmiana.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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 438947.