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Gymnocalycium gibbosum
Gymnocalycium gibbosum is a species of Gymnocalycium from Argentina.
From the article Gymnocalycium gibbosum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Gymnocalycium gibbosum usually grows singly with dark blue-green, spherical to short cylindrical shoots that reach a diameter of 10 to 12 centimeters. The twelve to 19 ribs are noticeably notched. The one to three central spines are often missing. The seven to 15 straight, stiff, light brown to almost black marginal spines are up to 3.5 centimeters long. The white or sometimes reddish flowers are up to 6 centimeters long. The dark green fruits are club-shaped.
Range & habitat
Gymnocalycium gibbosum is widespread from central to southern Argentina up to altitudes of 1000 meters.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 438951.