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Strombocactus disciformis disciformis (Strombocactus disciformis disciformis)

Description

Strombocactus is a monotypic genus with a strong turnip-like root,a small,sunken,roughly spherical stem covered with spirally arranged overlapping tubercles,each with a spine-bearing areole at its tip.Flowers come from new growth at the crown,and the cactus's small seeds are difficult to see with the naked eye.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Cactaceae

              • Genus: Strombocactus