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Acanthocalycium spiniflorum
Acanthocalycium spiniflorum is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae from Argentina.
From the article Acanthocalycium spiniflorum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Acanthocalycium spiniflorum usually grows individually with spherical to slightly elongated shoots and reaches heights of growth of up to 60 cm (24 in) with diameters of 10 to 15 cm (3.9 to 5.9 in). There are 16 to 20, up to 1 cm (0.39 in) high ribs, which are somewhat divided into humps. The 10 to 20 straight, needle-like spines are flexible, yellowish to brown and have a darker tip. They turn gray with age. It produces many flowers in summer, that are funnel-shaped to bell-shaped flowers which may be purple, pink or white., have a length of up to 4 cm (1.6 in) and have the same diameter. Under its synonym Echinopsis spiniflora this plant has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Range & habitat
Acanthocalycium spiniflorum is widespread in the Argentine provinces of Córdoba and San Luis at altitudes of 1000 to 1500 meters.
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 870040.