Frailea castanea (Frailea castanea)
Description
Frailea castanea grows individually with depressed globose, dark reddish to chocolate brown, sometimes blue to gray-green bodies. The bodies reach stature heights of up to 4 centimeters with diameters of 3 to 4 centimeters and have conical, bulbous roots. The 8 to 14 ribs are low and convex. The areoles on it are small. The 3 to 11 dark brown spines are directed downwards, abutting the surface of the body and are 0.5 to 1.5 millimeters long.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Cactaceae
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Genus: Frailea
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