Frailea pygmaea

Last updated

Frailea pygmaea
Frailea pygmaea.jpg
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Frailea
Species:
F. pygmaea
Binomial name
Frailea pygmaea
(Speg.) Britton & Rose

Frailea pygmaea is a species of Frailea from Bolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pygmy marmoset</span> Species of monkey

The pygmy marmoset, genus Cebuella, is a small genus of New World monkey native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. It is notable for being the smallest monkey and one of the smallest primates in the world, at just over 100 grams (3.5 oz). It is generally found in evergreen and river-edge forests and is a gum-feeding specialist, or a gummivore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pygmy nuthatch</span> Species of bird

The pygmy nuthatch is a tiny songbird, about 10 cm (4 in) long and about 10 grams in weight.

<i>Cupressus goveniana</i> Species of conifer

Cupressus goveniana, now reclassified as Hesperocyparis goveniana, with the common names Californian cypress and Gowen cypress, is a species of cypress, that is endemic to California.

<i>Cupressus pigmaea</i> Species of conifer

Cupressus pigmaea, the Mendocino cypress or pygmy cypress, is a taxon of disputed status in the genus Cupressus endemic to certain coastal terraces and coastal mountain ranges of Mendocino and Sonoma Counties in northwestern California. It is a highly variable tree, and closely related to Cupressus goveniana, enough to sometimes be considered a subspecies of it.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Whiskered auklet</span> Species of bird

The whiskered auklet is a small seabird of the auk family. It has a more restricted range than other members of its genus, Aethia, living only around the Aleutian Islands and on some islands off Siberia, and breeding on these islands. It is one of the smallest alcids, only the closely related least auklet being smaller. Its name is derived from the long white feathers on its face that are part of its breeding plumage.

<i>Frailea</i> Genus of cacti

Frailea is a genus of globular to short cylindrical cacti native to South America. These species are cleistogamous. They were first classified in the genus Echinocactus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dwarf pygmy goby</span> Species of fish

The dwarf pygmy goby or Philippine goby is a tropical species of fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae from brackish water and mangrove areas in Southeast Asia. It is one of the smallest fish species in the world. Males reach maturity at a standard length of 0.9 cm (0.35 in) and can reach up to 1.1 cm (0.43 in) in standard length, while the females can grow up to 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) in total length. Adults weigh around 4 milligrams (0.00015 oz). It is known as bia and tabios in the Philippines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pygmy spotted skunk</span> Species of carnivore

The pygmy spotted skunk is a species of mammal in the family Mephitidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

<i>Askellia pygmaea</i> Species of flowering plant

Askellia pygmaea, the dwarf alpine hawksbeard, is a species of Asian and North American plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.

<i>Frailea castanea</i> Species of cactus

Frailea castanea is a species of Frailea found in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.

<i>Frailea cataphracta</i> Species of cactus

Frailea cataphracta is a species of Frailea from Paraguay.

<i>Frailea chiquitana</i> Species of cactus

Frailea chiquitana is a species of Frailea from Bolivia.

<i>Frailea curvispina</i> Species of cactus

Frailea curvispina is a species of Frailea from Brazil.

Frailea gracillima is a species of Frailea from Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

<i>Frailea mammifera</i> Species of cactus

Frailea mammifera is a species of Frailea from Bolivia and Argentina.

<i>Frailea phaeodisca</i> Species of cactus

Frailea phaeodisca is a species of Frailea from Brazil and Uruguay.

<i>Frailea pumila</i> Species of cactus

Frailea pumila is a species of Frailea from Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.

<i>Frailea schilinzkyana</i> Species of cactus

Frailea schilinzkyana is a species of Frailea from Brazil to Argentina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Western pygmy marmoset</span> Species of New World monkey

The western pygmy marmoset is a marmoset species, a very small New World monkey found in the northwestern Amazon rainforest in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the similar eastern pygmy marmoset, which has whitish underparts. Although the western pygmy marmoset occurs further west than the eastern pygmy marmoset, the primary separators of their ranges are the Amazon River and Marañón River, with the western occurring to the north of them and the eastern to the south.

<i>Rebutia pygmaea</i> Species of plant in the genus Rebutia

Rebutia pygmaea is a species of cactus in the genus Rebutia, native to Bolivia and northwest Argentina. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. "Frailea pygmaea in Tropicos".