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Stenocactus pentacanthus

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Species of cactus
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Stenocactus pentacanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Stenocactus
Species: S. pentacanthus
Binomial name
Stenocactus pentacanthus
(Lem.) A.Berger
Synonyms
  • Echinofossulocactus pentacanthus (Lem.) Britton & Rose

Stenocactus pentacanthus is a cactus native to Central Mexico. It can grow to 8 cm (3 ¼ inches) in diameter. The plant is greyish-green in colour with 30 to 40 wavy-edge ribs with few areoles. Its flowering period is normally during spring. These flowers can grow to 2 cm (3.4 inches) long. The flowers are whitish with a pale purple mid-stripe. They enjoy full sun and need a minimum temperature of 10 °C (50 °F).

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Taxon identifiers
Stenocactus pentacanthus
Echinocactus pentacanthus


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