Close-up of Gymnocalycium carolinense, a round green cactus with white spines, growing among rocks and gravel in San Luis, Argentina.

Gymnocalycium carolinense

4" Pot
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Close-up of Gymnocalycium carolinense, a round green cactus with white spines, growing among rocks and gravel in San Luis, Argentina.
  • Close-up of Gymnocalycium carolinense, a round green cactus with white spines, growing among rocks and gravel in San Luis, Argentina.
  • Close-up of Gymnocalycium carolinense cactus with dark green skin, thin pale spines, woolly areoles, and a geometric pattern.
  • Close-up of a round green Gymnocalycium carolinense cactus with dense white spines, set among small rocks and other cacti.
  • Close-up of Gymnocalycium carolinense, a round green cactus with white spines, growing among rocks and gravel in San Luis, Argentina.
  • Close-up of Gymnocalycium carolinense cactus with dark green skin, thin pale spines, woolly areoles, and a geometric pattern.
  • Close-up of a round green Gymnocalycium carolinense cactus with dense white spines, set among small rocks and other cacti.
Gymnocalycium carolinense

Gymnocalycium carolinense

$7.58
$7.58 $9.97
Size4" Pot

Origin and Habitat: San Luis, Argentina. Gymnocalycium andreae subsp. carolinense is a range-restricted species found in an area of only about 20 km radius.

Gymnocalycium andreae is a low growing prickly cactus barely rising above ground level, usually solitary in habitat, but often branching basally in cultivation to form clusters to 15 cm or more wide.

Root: Large taproots.
Stem: Spherical or hemispherical, usually depressed at apex, up to 5 cm in diameter dark bluish-green or black- green with a touch of bronze.
Ribs: 8 to 13, straight, flattish, divided into prominent, rounded tubercles, with sharp cross-furrows. Chinlike protrusions absent.
Spines: 9-13, weak, all 1-1,5 cm long (or less).

Blooming season: Flowers are borne in early summer.
Fruits: Globose to cylindrical, blue-green,

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

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