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Coryphantha retusa var. pallidispina Backeb.
Cactaceae (Backeberg) 6: 3874. 1962
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Coryphantha retusa (Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 38. 1923 [24 Dec 1923] nom. cons. prop. Britton & Rose

Coryphantha retusa var. pallidispina Photo by: Agócs György

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Coryphantha retusa (Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 38. 1923 [24 Dec 1923] nom. cons. prop.
Synonymy: 12
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Coryphantha retusa group

  • Coryphantha retusa (Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose: has greyish-green stems covered with tawny wool. The yellowish-brown spines are curved backward. Flowers deep yellow borne from the centre. Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla).
  • Coryphantha retusa var. pallidispina Backeb.: has 15 yellowish to pale-grey spines, among them 12 more rigid with thickened bases, the other 3 much thinner. The tubercles are more closely set than the type.


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