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Ortegocactus macdougallii
Ortegocactus macdougallii is a species of cactus and the sole species of the genus Ortegocactus. The plant has a greenish-gray epidermis and black spines. It is only known from Oaxaca, Mexico.
From the article Ortegocactus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Ortegocactus macdougallii forms loose cushions. The spherical to short cylindrical shoots have a pale gray-green epidermis and a diameter of 3 to 4 centimeters. The spirally arranged tubercles are low, somewhat flattened, rhomboid and tiny dotted. The areoles are woolly in the upper part, have thorns and are sometimes furrowed. The black to whitish, upright central spine has a dark tip and is 4 to 5 millimeters long. The 7 to 8 marginal spines are whitish with dark tips and are 5 to 10 millimeters long. The yellow, funnel-shaped flowers appear from the axillae. They open during the day, are 2 to 3 centimeters long and 1.8 to 2.5 centimeters in diameter. The flower cup is woolly, but has no scales. The dull red, dry fruits when ripe are spherical to slightly elongated and have a persistent flower remnant. They contain almost spherical, black to brown, dotted seeds.
Range & habitat
Ortegocactus macdougallii is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, where it grows on limestone cliffs.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 206498.