| Discocactus bahiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Discocactus |
| Species: | D. bahiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Discocactus bahiensis Britton & Rose 1922 | |
Discocactus bahiensis is a species of Discocactus from Brazil. [2]
Discocactus bahiensis grows singly, with heavily spined, depressed spherical to spherical bodies that reach diameters of 8 to 18 centimeters. There are 10 to 15 ribs. The 5 to 13 backward-curved spines are up to 3 centimeters long. The prominent cephalium is formed of white wool and a few short bristles. The slender, funnel-shaped, yellowish white flowers are 4 to 5 centimeters long. The fruits are small. [3]
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Pediocactus peeblesianus is a rare species of cactus known by the common names Navajo pincushion cactus. It is endemic to the state of Arizona in the United States. The species is named after the Arizona botanist Robert Hibbs Peebles.
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Gymnocalycium amerhauseri is a species of Gymnocalycium from Argentina.
Gymnocalycium andreae is a species of Gymnocalycium from Argentina.
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Lobivia tiegeliana, is a species of Lobivia found in Argentina and Bolivia.
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Melocactus bahiensis is a species of Melocactus found in Bahia, Brazil.
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