Frailea cataphracta VOS06-317

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Notocacteae
Genus: Frailea
Species: cataphracta

Listed in CITES appendix 2

Country: Paraguay
State: Paraguari
City/Town/Location: West of Valenzuela
Altitude: 176m
Field number: VOS06-317

Gender: Hermaphrodite
Compatibility: Cleistogamous (at least sometimes)
Fruit ripening time: 2 months
Size of seeds: 1 mm
Number of seeds per fruit: 7-49

Curriculum vitae

Date of birth: 2014-07-27
Propagation: Seed
In my collection since: 2014-07-27
Date of death: 2022-01
Cause of death: Fungus

Soil mix

Quantities are specified in percentage of volume:

• Pumice: 40%
• Diatomaceous earth: 20%
• Peat: 20%
• Zeolithe: 20%