Gymnocalycium anisitsii(K.Schum . ) Britton & Rose
Echinocactus anisitsii , Echinocactus damsii , Gymnocalycium anisitsiisubsp.damsii , Gymnocalycium damsii
Family : CactaceaeSubfamily : CactoideaeTribe : TrichocereeaeGenus : Gymnocalycium
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The specific epithet " anisitsii(pronounced mon - VIL - ee - eye ) " honorsJohann Daniel Anisits(1856 - 1911 ) , a Hungary - bear Paraguayan pharmacist , life scientist , botanist , and industrial plant gatherer .
Gymnocalycium anisitsiiis native to southernBrazil , Bolivia , andParaguay . It grow in overt areas protected by low Bush .
genus Gymnocalycium anisitsiiis a little cactus with globular , green to bronze stems with 8 to 11 notched ribs lined with clusters of yellowish to brownish spines . The stem can produce solitary or tardily clustering and strain up to 4 inches ( 10 cm ) in height and 6 inches ( 15 cm ) in diam . The spines are twisted and can develop up to 2.4 inches ( 6 cm ) long . Each areole bears 5 to 7 , seldom up to 9 stellate vertebral column . The central spines are usually absentminded .
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The blossom are blank to creamy - pink , funnel - shaped , and can reach up to 2.4 inches ( 6 cm ) long . The long , flushed fruit are cylindric and can spring up up to 1 inch ( 2.5 atomic number 96 ) prospicient and 0.4 inch ( 1 cm ) in diam .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° speed of light ) .
SomeGymnocalyciums try shade in the wild , among shrubs or pasture , while others grow exclusively expose . Therefore , some need light shade from the sun in the hot months , but overdo this will lead in peak deprivation .
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The balance of thepotting mediumshould be sufficient to permit estimable drainage so that the plants do not sit in torpid soil for more than a Clarence Day or two after watering .
While the plants are grow well , watering in the summer can be frequent ( hebdomadal for small plant in minuscule pots ) , but always reserve the compost to nigh dry out before rewatering . Watering in the winter month is inexpedient and certainly not necessary . The difficult fourth dimension are spring and fall .
kickoff - producing species can be promptly disseminate by newspaper clipping . Gymnocalyciumseed germinates well when fresh and will keep for a few geezerhood if stored in cold conditions .
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See more atHow to Grow and Care for Gymnocalycium .
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