Coryphantha erecta
Scientific Name: Coryphantha erecta Lem.
Synonym: Mammillaria erecta
Family: Cactaceae
Coryphantha erecta at the Wallace's collection in Phoenix in April
Origin: Central Mexico (Queretaro, Hidalgo, Guanajuato)
Growth Habits: Clumping cylindrical cactus; stems up to 12 inches tall (30 cm), 3.2 inches in diameter (8 cm); conical tubercles, 0.4 inch long (1 cm), 0.6 inch wide (1.5 cm); woolly axils; 0 to 4 central spines; 8 to 14 radials;
As Mammillaria erecta in K. Schumann
Blooming Habits:
Diurnal pale yellow flowers, 2.4 inches long (6 cm), 2.4inches wide.
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