Frailea

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Frailea
Frailea pumila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Notocacteae
Genus: Frailea
Britton & Rose
Species

Frailea castanea
Frailea cataphracta
Frailea pygmaea

Frailea is a genus of globular to short cylindrical cacti native to Brazil. These species are cleistogamous. They were first classified in the genus Echinocactus.

External links

Frailea pygmaea var. aurea
Frailea cataphracta
Frailea castanea


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