Mazhar Botanic Garden

Stenocactus multicostatus (Daul) A.Berger

Wave cactus

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001103
Common name: Wave cactus
English name: Wave cactus, Brain cactus
Arabic name: استينوكاكتس
Native: Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Common

Globular cactus 85 cm with several densely packed, sharp, wavy ribs and three brownish, not annulate central spines of which the middle one is flat stem solitary globose, pale green with an umbilicate top, 8-10 cm wide and tall ribs 55 wavy areoles covered with white felt in young plants radial spines 10-12 acicular, white, central spines 3 brownish, 2 of them terete, but the middle one flattened flowers white or pink

Ornamental cactus. indoor pot.

Echinofossulocactus zacatecazensis Britton & Rose

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Texture: Enriched soil Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9a : 9a
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Seed company
Plant Uses: Indoor plant Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Cactus
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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