What is CORYPHANTHA?
CORYPHANTHA is the family of the Cactus family, Cactaceae, which contains about 45 species. Previously, these species belonged to the family mammillaria and some literature uses this genus to refer to Coryphantha cactus. These cacti are usually originally from the southwestern part of the US and parts of Northwest Mexico. In general, botanists identify cacti according to their long tastroot and grooved tubers. Many gardeners cultivate different species such as domestic or garden plants in this family. Most cacts grow best when the temperature is above 40 ° F to 50 ° F (about 4.4 ° C to 10 ° C). Like most cacti plants, these plants thrive on a full sun on a bright shadow. Although many plants have a global shape, some may be cylindrical. Whether Coryphantha cactus is a cluster or lonely depends on the species and cultivar.
one of the CORYPHANTHA species from Mex partsIka is c. Clava . This lonely growing cactus usually grows to a height of 12 inches (30 cm) with a diameter of 3 inches (7.5 cm). Its tubers are often less than 1 inch (about 2 cm) across and have wool axils. In general, daily flowers are yellow with contrasting brown outer segments and an average of about 1 inch (about 2.5 cm) long. The areoles produce one central spine that protrudes at the right angle from the plant and is surrounded by eight to 12 radials that lie almost flat into the plant.
rhinoceros cactus or c. Cornifera , usually originally from Hildago, Mexico and ripe plants often survive the temperature to 25 ° F (about 4 ° C), although immature plants rarely survive temperatures below 50 ° F (about 10 ° C). Solitary cultivation, cylindrical cacti, can grow to 6 inches (15 cm) with a diameter and 5 inches (12.7 cm) high. Short-below 1 inch (2.5 cm) Long-central spine or spine are darker than the surrounding radial spine and hatching in front of non -ilic areoles.
prickly cactus cactus or c. Echinus is a lonely growing global cactus that grows to a width and height of about 2 inches (about 5 cm). Usually hatch three central spines, which can measure up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, surrounding them by 16 to 30 shorter radial spines. All spines are grayish white and the stem - the global part - is medium green. The plant usually has 2 inches (5 cm) wide yellow flowers and green fruits.
Clumping-forming cactus native in Mexico is c. Elephantidens , or Elephant's Toot. Each of the globe -shaped heads has a diameter of about 6 inches (15 cm) with round tuberkuly about 1.5 to 2.5 inches (3.8 to 6 cm) wide. Thebile wool axils have no central spine, but they do six to eight reddish -brown to brown radial spine, which disappear in light gray near Asole.
Two other CORYPHANTHA cacti are long mamma or c. Makromeris and Santa Cruz Beehive or c. Long Mamma is a clustering type of cactus that comes fromPart of the new Mexico and Texas in the United States and part of Mexico. Santa Cruz Beehive is originally from the US in South Arizona and parts of Mexico. Both of these caches have masses of spines that almost cover the stem. Long mammy flowers are usually pinkish purple to light pink, but Santa Cruz Beehive flowers tend to be greenish yellow.