Gymnocalycium spegazzinii
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| Gymnocalycium spegazzinii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Gymnocalycium |
| Species: | G. spegazzinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocalycium spegazzinii Britton & Rose 1922 | |
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Gymnocalycium spegazzinii is a species of Gymnocalycium from Argentina and Bolivia named after the botanist C. L. Spegazzini.[2]
Subspecies
Gymnocalycium spegazzinii grows individually with gray-green to brown, flattened, spherical shoots and reaches heights of 6 to 12 centimeters with diameters of 10 to 14 centimeters. The 10 to 15 (rarely up to 30) low, broad ribs are slightly notched between the areoles. There are up to 2 central spines, which may also be missing. The 3 to 7 stiff marginal thorns, first bent outwards and then inwards towards the shoot surface, are brown or light ocher and 2 to 5.5 centimeters long.
The funnel-shaped, white or light pink flowers have a slightly purple-pink throat. They reach a length of up to 7 centimeters and a diameter of 5 centimeters. The fruits are club-shaped to elongated.[3]
Plant
Accepted subspecies:
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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 | Gymnocalycium spegazzinii subsp. cardenasianum (F.Ritter) R.Kiesling & Metzing | Bolivia |
 | Gymnocalycium spegazzinii subsp. spegazzinii | Argentina |
Distribution
Gymnocalycium spegazzinii is widespread in northern Argentina and Bolivia at altitudes of 1500 to 3000 meters.[citation needed]
