Frailea castanea FS485

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Notocereeae
Genus: Frailea
Species: castanea

Listed in CITES appendix 2

Country: Brazil
State: Rio Grande do Sul
City/Town/Location: Sant'Ana do Livramento
Altitude: 200m
Field number: FS485

Gender: Hermaphrodite
Compatibility: Cleistogamous (at least sometimes)
Fruit ripening time: 1 months
Size of seeds: 2 mm
Number of seeds per fruit: 20-80

Curriculum vitae

Date of birth: ca. 2006
In my collection since: 2008
Date of death: 2013
Cause of death: Rerooting failed

Soil mix

Quantities are specified in percentage of volume:

• Basaltic lava: 34%
• Perlite: 33%
• Zeolithe: 33%