Stenocactus pentacanthus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Stenocactus |
| Species: | S. pentacanthus
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenocactus pentacanthus (Lem.) A.Berger
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Stenocactus pentacanthus (Echinofossulocactus pentacanthus) is a cactus native to Central Mexico. It can grow to 8 cm (3 ¼ inches) in diameter. The plant is greyish-green in colour with 30 to 40 wavy-edge ribs with few areoles. Its flowering period is normally during spring. These flowers can grow to 2 cm (3.4 inches) long. The flowers are whitish with a pale purple mid-stripe. They enjoy full sun and need a minimum temperature of 10 °C (50 °F).
References
[edit]- Cacti: A Pocket Companion. Grange Books. 1999-06-06. ISBN 1-84013-142-X.
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