Mazhar Botanic Garden

Tephrocactus articulatus (Pfeiff.) Backeb.

Pine cone

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001095
Common name: Pine cone
English name: Paper spine cactus
Arabic name: تفروكاكتس
Native: Argentina
(PGR): Rare

usually grow branches up to 30 cm tall stems develops in little pine-cone shaped segments that are loosely attached to each other and fall easily spines very variable, the spiny form  have broad, raffia like, conspicuous , flattened spines which are not spines but thin ribbon like processes flowers white or yellow fruit 1-5 cm long , brown

Ornamental. medicinal. indoor plant.

Cereus articulatus Pfeiff , Opuntia articulata (Pfeiff) DRHunt , Tephrocactus diadematus (Lem) Lem

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Texture: Calcareous Clay Lime rich soils Organic Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Poorly drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Stem cuttings, segments, offsets, seeds
Flowering time: Late spring to early summer
Zone: 8 : 10
pH range: 6.0-7.8
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Desert
Plant Uses: Indoor plant Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Cactus
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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