Pediocactus sileri (engelm. ex J.m.coult.) L.d.benson

Siler's pincushion cactus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Pediocactus

Characteristics

Plants few branched or un-branched. Stems depressed-ovoid or occasionally elongate-cylindric, 5-15(-25) × 6-11.5 cm; areoles circular to pyriform, villous to lanate. Spines distin-guishable as radial and central: radial spines 11-15 per areole, white, 11-21 mm; central spines 3-7 per areole, nearly porrect, brownish black aging to pale gray or white, straight or slightly curving at tips, 13-30 × 1 mm at base. Flowers 0.8-2.2 × 2-3 cm; scales long fringed; outer tepals brown with white margins, long fringed, 9-15 × 3-4.5 mm; inner tepals yellow with purple veins, 15-20 × 4.5-6 mm. Fruits greenish yellow, short cylindric, 12-15 × 6-9 mm. Seeds gray to nearly black, 3.5-5 × 3-3.5 mm, papillate and rugose.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Images

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Distribution

Pediocactus sileri world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Pediocactus sileri threat status: Least Concern

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WFO ID wfo-0001288303
COL ID 6TYCC
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Synonyms

Echinocactus sileri Utahia sileri Pediocactus sileri