Gymnocalycium quehlianum, the Quehla chin cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to northern Argentina.
| Gymnocalycium quehlianum | |
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| (Blühende Kakteen) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Gymnocalycium |
| Species: | G. quehlianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocalycium quehlianum Vaupel in Hosseus | |
It is a spherical cactus growing to 5 cm (2 in) tall by 7 cm (3 in) wide, with ribbed stems bearing brown spines and white, daisy-like flowers in summer. In cultivation, where temperatures fall below 10 °C (50 °F) it requires the protection of glass.[1]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2][3]
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Gymnocalycium quehlianum |
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| Echinocactus quehlianus |
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