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Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Paper-spine Cactus, Gamma Grass Cactus)

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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Sclerocactus
Species: Sclerocactus papyracanthus
 
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  • Cacti
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  • 7a (to 5 F / -15 C)
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  • Partial Shade
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  • Well-drained
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  • 5.5 - 5.9 (Medium acidic)
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  • White
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süleyman (361) wrote on Nov 18 2009
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USA - New Mexico, Arizona
Listed in CITES Appendix 1.
Encounterability in collections: Extremely rare
Synonymes: Toumeya papyracantha, Mammillaria papyracantha, Pediocactus papyracanthus, Echinocactus papyracanthus.
This sp. has an excellent camouflage, grows in open grasslands, associated with gramma grass and is seldom seen.


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Other names for this plant:
Pediocactus papyracanthus
Echinocactus papyracanthus
Toumeya papyracantha



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