Stenocactus pentacanthus

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name = "Stenocactus pentacanthus"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Cactaceae
subfamilia = Cactoideae
tribus = Cacteae
genus = "Stenocactus"
species = "S. pentacanthus"
binomial = "Stenocactus pentacanthus"

"Stenocactus pentacanthus" ("Echinofossulocactus pentacanthus") is a cactus native to Central Mexico. It can grow to 8 cm (3 ¼ inches) in diameter. The plant is greyish-green in colour with 30 to 40 wavy-edge ribs with few areoles. Its flowering period is normally during spring. These flowers can grow to 2 cm (3.4 inches) long. The flowers are whitish with a pale purple mid-stripe. They enjoy full sun and need a minimum temperature of 10 °C (50 °F).

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title = Cacti: A Pocket Companion
publisher = Grange Books
date = 1999-06-06
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id = ISBN 1-84013-142-X