Biology:Gymnocalycium quehlianum
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Short description: Species of plant
| Gymnocalycium quehlianum | |
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| (Blühende Kakteen) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Gymnocalycium |
| Species: | G. quehlianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocalycium quehlianum Vaupel in Hosseus
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Gymnocalycium quehlianum, the Quehla chin cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to northern Argentina.
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]
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References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Gymnocalycium quehlianum". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/106143/Gymnocalycium-quehlianum/Details. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q291182 entry
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