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Gymnocalycium oenanthemum
A small, flattened, globe-shaped cactus with blue-green ribbed stems that produces wine-red to pink daisy-like flowers in summer. Keep it bright and dry, and protect it from frost.
Gymnocalycium oenanthemum is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, endemic to Argentina. A slightly flattened sphere growing to 12 cm (4.7 in), it has 10–13 ribs, each containing a row of tubercles with radial spines. In summer it bears a wine-red or pink daisy-like flower.
Gymnocalycium oenanthemum is widespread in the Argentine provinces of Catamarca and La Rioja at altitudes of 800 to 1300 meters.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gymnocalycium oenanthemum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
