Pterocactus

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Pterocactus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pterocactus (wingcactus). Cactaceae-. Low cacti, with numerous slender round sts. : fr. a caps. ; seeds flat, winged. Three species described, all from Argentina, little cult. P. Kuntzei, Schum. Roots several, tuber- like: branches glaucous: spines 9-12, minute, appressed: fls. yellow, terminal. J. N. Rose. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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