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Thelocactus bicolor, the glory of Texas, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family, widely distributed in the northern Chihuahuan Desert of the USA (Texas) and Mexico. Plants are usually solitary, but may form clumps.[2] Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall, it is a perennial with spiny, ribbed, succulent stems. Large daisy-like flowers, up to 8 cm (3.1 in) in diameter, are borne in summer. The petals are purplish-pink, fading to white. The inner petal tips form a circle of red surrounding a prominent yellow boss.

Thelocactus bicolor
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Thelocactus
Species:	T. bicolor
Binomial name
Thelocactus bicolor (Galeotti ex Pfeiffer) Britton & Rose

This cactus is grown as an ornamental. A warm, dry, sunny spot in sharply-drained specialist cactus compost must be provided. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

Lower taxa

• Thelocactus bicolor subsp. bolaensis (Runge) Doweld
• Thelocactus bicolor subsp. flavidispinus (Backeb.) N.P. Taylor
• Thelocactus bicolor subsp. schwarzii (Backeb.) N.P. Taylor[5]

Gallery

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  Thelocactus bicolor
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  Thelocactus bicolor subsp. schwarzii
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  Thelocactus bicolor v. tanquecillos
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  Pistil and stamens
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  Thelocactus bicolor subsp. bicolor
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  Thelocactus bicolor

References

На других языках

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- [en] Thelocactus bicolor

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[es] Thelocactus bicolor

Thelocactus bicolor Galeotti ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose es una especie de planta suculenta perteneciente a la familia Cactaceae.

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