Acharagma

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Acharagma
Escobaria roseana.jpg
Acharagma roseana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
Genus: Acharagma
(N.P.Taylor) Zimmerman ex Glass [1]
Type species
Acharagma aguirreanum
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Escobaria sect. AcharagmaN.P.Taylor, Kakteen And. Sukk. 1983

Acharagma is a genus of cactus from northern Mexico, comprising three species. [1]

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Description

These cacti are usually solitary but sometimes occur in small clusters. The globose stems tend to be about 3–7 cm in diameter. The ribs have tubercles, with ungrooved areoles. The flowers are at the stem tips, and range from cream to pink and yellow.

The genus is of relatively recent creation, the species originally being described as part of Escobaria , although recognized as a separate section by Nigel Taylor in 1983, and raised to a genus by Charlie Glass in 1998.

Species

As of January 2026, Plants of the World Online accepts three species. [1]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Acharagma aguirreanum 01.jpg Acharagma aguirreanum (Glass & R.A.Foster) GlassCoahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
Acharagma galeanense 1.jpeg Acharagma galeanense (Haugg) LodéMexico (Coahuila)
Escobaria roseana.jpg Acharagma roseanum (Boed.) E.F.AndersonCoahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Acharagma (N.P.Taylor) Zimmerman ex Glass", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-12-02


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