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It is native to several provinces including Jujuy, Tucumán, La Rioja, San Juan, Catamarca and Salta provinces in northwestern Argentina, and is the eponymous cactus of Los Cardones National Park in Salta Province. Range continues to the western slopes of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia department of Tarija, and Ecuador. It is found growing on dry ...
The stems are light green, with a diameter of up to 14 cm (5.5 in) and have 9–11 low ribs. The large white areoles are spaced at 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) and produce brownish yellow spines, the central spines being up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long, the radial spines only up to 4 cm (1.6 in). [2] The fragrant white flowers open at night.
Gymnocalycium saglionis is known to grow very slowly, and grow best in warm and part shady conditions, but tolerate extremely bright situations although they are likely to suffer from sun scorch or stunted growth if over exposed to direct sunlight during the hottest part of the day in summer.
In 1982, a man was killed after damaging a saguaro. David Grundman was shooting and poking at a saguaro cactus in an effort to make it fall. An arm of the cactus, weighing 230 kg (500 lb), fell onto him, crushing him and his car. The trunk of the cactus then also fell on him. [55] [59] The Austin Lounge Lizards wrote the song "Saguaro" about ...
Gymnocalycium cabreraense is a cactus that grows solitary, characterized by its flat, spherical body, which can reach a diameter of up to 12 centimeters and a height of 7 centimeters. The epidermis of the cactus is gray-green to blue-gray, and its top is slightly depressed.
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii is a species of cactus from South America. [2] The most popular cultivars are varied mutants which completely lack chlorophyll, exposing the red, orange, or yellow pigmentation. These mutant strains are often grafted onto the hylocereus cactus, and the combined plant is called a "Moon Cactus".
Here's what you need to know about Joro spiders, the big yellow arachnids taking over some backyards in Greenville and soon the East Coast.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 March 2025. Family of mostly succulent plants, adapted to dry environments This article is about the plant family. For other uses, see Cactus (disambiguation). "Cacti" redirects here. For the software, see Cacti (software). For the album, see Cacti (album). Cactus Temporal range: 35–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O ...