Author: |
Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber 1898 |
Family: |
Cactaceae |
Habitat: |
Nuevo
Leon, Coahuila, NE Mexico |
Soil: |
Mix
or grit |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
8
centimetres |
Height: |
5
centimetres |
Flower:
|
White
(Yellow, Pink) |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Offsets |
Names:
|
Feather
Cactus |
Synonyms: |
Chilita
plumosa, Orcutt 1926.
Neomammillaria plumosa, Britton
& Rose 1923.
Ebnerella plumosa, Buxb.1951.
Escobariopsis
plumosa, Alexander Borissovitch Doweld 2000 |
This member of the Cactaceae
family was described by Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber in 1898. It is found in
Nuevo Leon and Coahuila, Mexico, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some sun. It will grow up till five centimetres in
height and eight centimetres in diameter. The flowers are white,
some times with some yellow or pink.
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