Pelecyphora dasyacantha ssp. dasyacantha

Escobaria dasyacantha

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Pelecyphora
Sectio: Neobesseya
Series: Dasyacantha
Species: dasyacantha
Subspecies: dasyacantha

Listed in CITES appendix 2

Country: Mexico
State: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Zacatecas

Gender: Hermaphrodite
Compatibility: Self sterile
Flower lifetime: 2 days
Fruit ripening time: 3 months
Size of seeds: 1 mm
Number of seeds per fruit: 30

Curriculum vitae

Date of birth: ca. 2006
Propagation: Cutting
In my collection since: 2008
Date of death: 2019-01
Cause of death: Lost roots in 2018, dried up in winter

Soil mix

Quantities are specified in percentage of volume:

• Perlite: 35%
• Loam: 20%
• Pumice: 20%
• Travertine: 10%
• Basaltic lava: 5%
• Gypsum: 5%
• Quartz: 5%