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Gymnocalycium castellanosii

Gymnocalycium castellanosii
Photo: Reinhart Schade, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Native range
Argentina (La Rioja, San Luis)
Climate
subtropical

About

Gymnocalycium castellanosii is a species of Gymnocalycium from Argentina.

Where it grows

Native to Argentina, it grows in La Rioja, Córdoba, and San Juan provinces growing on rocky slopes and red sandstone mountains at altitudes of 500 to 1500 meters. Plants are found growing along with Gymnocalycium saglionis, Gymnocalycium schickendantzii, Gymnocalycium bodenbenderianum, Echinopsis aurea, Acanthocalycium leucanthum, Parodia microsperma, Tephrocactus articulatus, Stetsonia coryne, and Salmonopuntia salmiana.

Other Gymnocalycium plants

Gymnocalycium alboareolatum · Cactus · Gymnocalycium andreae · Spider Cactus · Gymnocalycium anisitsii · Gymnocalycium baldianum · Gymnocalycium bayrianum · Gymnocalycium berchtii · Gymnocalycium bodenbenderianum · Gymnocalycium bruchii · Gymnocalycium cabreraense · Gymnocalycium calochlorum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gymnocalycium castellanosii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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