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Epithelantha
''Epithelantha'' (button cactus) is a genus of cactus that is native to north-eastern Mexico, and the south-western United States from western Texas to Arizona. There are eight species recognised in the genus ''Epithelantha''. The name ''Epithelantha'' refers to the flower position near the apex of the tubercles. Description ''Epithelantha'' are very small cacti with globe-shaped or cylindrical stems typically up to one inch in diameter, rarely reaching two inches long. Tiny whitish spines completely cover the surface of the stem. The flowers are also tiny, growing from the tip of the stem. Fruits are bright red. The fruit of all species is said to be edible. Species , Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ... accepted eight species: Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epithelantha Micromeris
''Epithelantha micromeris'' is a button cactus in the genus ''Epithelantha'', found in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and northeast Mexico. It is characterized by its white-grey spines growing on a Sphere, globular shaped Plant stem, stem. The density of its white Spine (botany), spines give it the illusion of being completely grey, making it very difficult to see the green color beneath. It grows to be 1–5 cm tall, and roughly 2–4 cm in diameter. ''E. micromeris'' produces small, pink-white flowers, often considered to be some of the smallest of the cactus, cacti. These flowers give way to a bright red, Cylinder (geometry), cylindrical fruit which contains several black seeds and also is edible. References Cactoideae Flora of Arizona Flora of the South-Central United States Flora of Northeastern Mexico {{cactus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epithelantha Bokei
''Epithelantha bokei'' is a species of cactus known by the common names pingpong ball cactus and button-cactus. It is native to Texas in the United States and Coahuila in Mexico.''Epithelantha bokei''. Flora of North America. This cactus is disc-shaped or cylindrical and usually unbranched. It has a flat top. It usually measures 2 to 5 centimeters in width. It is so thickly covered in pale-colored spines that it is white or yellowish in color. There are up to 90 on each . The longest are about 7 millimeters in length. The delicate pale pink [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cactoideae Genera
The Cactoideae are the largest subfamily of the cactus family, Cactaceae. Around 80% of cactus species belong to this subfamily. , the internal classification of the family Cactaceae remained uncertain and subject to change. A classification incorporating many of the insights from the molecular studies was produced by Nyffeler and Eggli in 2010. Various revisions have been published since, e.g. to the tribe Hylocereeae and the tribe Echinocereeae. Classifications remained uncertain . Tribes and genera , the National Center for Biotechnology Information used the division of the subfamily into tribes shown below. Some revisions to the circumscriptions of the tribes are also shown. * Blossfeldieae **'' Blossfeldia'' *Browningieae **'' Armatocereus'' – '' Browningia'' – '' Neoraimondia'' – '' Stetsonia'' * Cacteae **'' Acharagma'' – '' Ariocarpus'' – ''Astrophytum'' – '' Aztekium'' – '' Coryphantha'' – ''Cumarinia'' � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
