Obregonia
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Obregonia | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Cacteae |
Genus: | Obregonia Fric |
Species: | O. denegrii |
Binomial name | |
Obregonia denegrii Fric | |
Synonyms | |
Ariocarpus denegrii (Fric) Marshall | |
Obregonia, the artichoke cactus, is a genus of cacti with a single species, Obregonia denegrii. The genus Obregonia is named after Álvaro Obregón.[1] This rare species resembles an inverted green pine cone with a woolly center. It grows slowly in culture and requires little water. It benefits from full sun and is multiplied by seed.
It may have traditional uses as medicine or a psychoactive. It is one of the closest living relatives of Lophophora williamsii.
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Obregonia denigrii in flower
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Obregonia denigrii seen from above
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The flower of obregonia denigrii
References
- ↑ Eggli, Urs et al. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names, p. 169, 64., p. 169, at Google Books
- Anderson et al. (2002). Obregonia denegrii. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 5 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable
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