Details of genus: Leuchtenbergia Hook. [890]
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Cactaceae
family_ja: サボテン
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of one species of perennial cactus with a thick, forked, tuberous rootstock, sometimes branching from the base, from hilly regions in central N. Mexico. The plant is covered with narrowly triangular, spirally arranged tubercles, each tipped by an areole bearing papery, twisted spines. The areoles on young tubercles produce fragrant flowers by day from summer to autumn. Where temperatures drop below 10°C (50°F), grow in a warm greenhouse; in warmer climates, grow in a desert garden.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 19-24°C (66-75°F) in spring.
pests_en: Susceptible to scale insects when in growth.
description_ja:
comment: ~Ferocactus; Mexico
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Cactaceae | サボテン科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Cactaceae | サボテン科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Cactaceae | サボテン科 | Show |