Echinocactus viridescens

Read about Echinocactus viridescens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Echinocactus viridescens. Nutt. Globose or depressed, simple or branching at base, 4-12 in. high, 6-10 in. diam.: ribs 13-21 (fewer when young), compressed and scarcely tuberculate: spines more or less curved and sometimes twisted, reddish below, shading into greenish or yellowish above; radials 9-20, ⅖-⅘ in. long, the lowest shortest, robust, and decurved; centrals 4, cruciate, much stouter, compressed and 4-angled, ⅘-1⅖ in. long, the lowest broadest, longest and straightest: fls. yellowish green, about 1⅗ in. long. S. Calif.—E. limitus, Engelm., is closely related to this species and is thought by some to be identical with it. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.