Difference between revisions of "Echinopsis macrogona"

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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Echinopsis macrogona in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cereus macrogonus, Otto. Arborescent, sparsely branching, reaching a height of 20 ft. (in cult., 6 ft. high by 3-5 in. diam.), branches columnar: ribs mostly 7, seldom 8-9, thick, slightly undulate, obtuse and with convex faces, about 1 in. high, bluish green, frequently having a depressed line near the areole: areoles about ½in. apart, large, gray: radial spines 6-9, radiate or spreading, strong, subulate, ¾ in. long, horn-color, later black; central spines 1-3, somewhat stronger and longer than the radials, more or less conspicuously porrect: fls. from the lateral areoles near the end of the branches, 2½-3 in. long, tolerably fleshy, white: fr. depressed-globose, 2 in. diam. by little more than 1 in. long. Brazil. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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