Notocactus scopa f. monstruosus

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Since 4 Aug 2013

Notocactus scopa f. monstruosus
also spelled : "mostruosa", "mostruosus", "monstrous", "monstrosa"
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Parodia scopa cv. inermis

Notocactus scopa f. monstruosus (Parodia scopa cv. inermis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

Synonyms:

Parodia scopa cv. inermis

See all synonyms of Parodia scopa

Description: It is a small globose cactus, in age it forms nice clumps.
Stem: Spherical, of a fresh green colour.
Areoles: Spineless with a short white wool, they are arranged geometrically and contrast with the stem .
Spines: Usually absent, a few small bristly spines are occasionally produced in the flowering areoles.
Flower: Light yellow, stamens yellow, anther of a bright contrasting red.
Remarks: This is a very distinctive plant even without flowers. It’s very different from the common long and dense spiny form.

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Parodia scopa group

Notocactus scopa f. cobrensis (N.Gerloff) N.Gerloff & Neduchal: has dark-red central spines and shorter white spines and wool around. It is very slow growing. Distribution: Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Notocactus scopa var. murielii Hofacker: has silvery spined stems. Distribution: Uruguay.
Notocactus scopa f. xicoi (W.R.Abraham) N.Gerloff & Neduchal: has fewer ribs and fewer spines. Particularly striking are the numerous purple brown central spines. Distribution: Pedras Altas and Herval, Rio Grand do Sul, Brazil.
Notocactus scopa f. xiphacanthus (W.R.Abraham) N.Gerloff & Neduchal: has larger stems with fewer ribs and usually a long, dark, sword-shaped central spine. Distribution: Minas, Lavalleja, Uruguay.
Parodia scopa (Spreng.) N.P.Taylor: has stems with 30-40 ribs, about 4 central spines, and 40 or more radials. Distribution: Southern Brazil and Paraguay.
Parodia scopa f. cristata hort.: Crested form.
Parodia scopa subs. marchesii (W.R.Abraham) Hofacker: has stems with fewer ribs (19-28), 2-4 white or yellowish central spines, and about 40 radials. Distribution: Treinta y Tres, Uruguay.
Parodia scopa subs. neobuenekeri (F.Ritter) Hofacker & P.J.Braun: stems with 18-21ribs, 6-12 strong central spines, and 30-40 radials. Distribution: near Camaqua, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Parodia scopa f. splendens hort.
Parodia scopa subs. succinea (F.Ritter) Hofacker & P.J.Braun: has stems with 18-24 ribs, 8-12 central spines, and 15-30 radials. Distribution: near Sao Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Parodia scopa subs. succinea f. albiseta hort.: has pure white spines.
Parodia scopa var. sulphurea hort.: This is only a common hoticultural name for "Parodia scopa ssp. succinea"
Parodia scopa cv. inermis: has spineless areoles with a short white wool, they are arranged geometrically and contrast with the stem. A few small bristly spines are occasionally produced in the flowering areoles.
Parodia scopa cv. inermis cristata: Crested form.

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Notocactus scopa f. monstruosus (Parodia scopa cv. inermis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Notocactus scopa f. monstruosus (Parodia scopa cv. inermis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli