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Denmoza is a genus of cactus found in Argentina, comprising only 2 species. The name of the genus is an anagram of the western province of Mendoza. These species grow slowly and stay globulous during a long period before becoming shortly column-shaped, 0.5 to 1.5 m high. The plant's diameter varies from 15 to 30 cm.

Denmoza
D. rhodacantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Trichocereeae
Genus:	Denmoza Britton & Rose
Type species
Denmoza rhodacantha
Species
Denmoza dulcis-pauli Denmoza rhodacantha (syn. D. erythrocephala)

Trunk color varies from pale green to dark green, dotted with 15 to 30 ribs. Flowers are zygomorphic, of a maximum length of 7.5 cm, reddish in color and have white hair on the tube. The flower open sufficiently widely so that the stigma and stamen are visible from outside. The fruit is spherical, of about 2.5 cm in diameter, and pale green. They are sometimes also reddish and split at maturity.

Due to the Denmoza's long spines and column shape, it is a good candidate to create an amplified cactus.

Species

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Denmoza dulcis-pauli (C.F. Först. ex Rümpler) Werderm. ex Backeb.	Argentina
	Denmoza rhodacantha (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose	Argentina(Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan)

External links

• Cacti Guide.com: Denmoza

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Denmoza es un género de la familia Cactaceae cuyo origen es las provincias de Mendoza, San Juan y La Rioja, Argentina. Comprende 8 especies descritas y de estas, solo 2 aceptadas.[1]

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