Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis

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Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis
Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis Specimen with flowers in mountainous areas in Idaho.

Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis Specimen with flowers in mountainous areas in Idaho.

Systematics
Family : Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily : Cactoideae
Tribe : Cacteae
Genre : Pediocactus
Type : Pediocactus simpsonii
Subspecies : Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis
Scientific name
Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis
Hochstätter

Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis is a subspecies of the plant species Pediocactus in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet refers to the main occurrence in the potato state Idaho . English common names are "Caespitose Cactus" and "Idaho Cactus".

description

Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis forms groups with up to 30 heads. The groups reach heights of growth of up to 35 cm and a diameter of 60 cm.

The flowers appear in a wreath around the apex. The bell-shaped, hermaphrodite flowers have a length of up to 2.5 cm and a diameter of 2 cm to 3 cm. The bracts are yellow or rarely pink. The flowering period extends from April to June.

Systematics and distribution

The typical subspecies Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis in the high mountains of Idaho and Nevada is hardly known in the USA and Europe and is accordingly rare in the collections.

Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis grows in Idaho and in the border area in Nevada , in the Rocky Mountains at altitudes between 900 and 2500 meters on plains, rocky outcrops or stony hills.

The description as Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis was carried out in 1997 by Fritz Hochstätter.

photos

Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis :

  • With yellow flowers in Idaho.

  • In the high mountains in untouched nature in Idaho.

  • Caespitose plant in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho.

literature

  • Fritz Hochstätter (Ed.): At the locations of Pediocactus and Sclerocactus . Self-published, 1989.
  • Fritz Hochstätter (Ed.): To the habitats of Pediocactus and Sclerocactus . Self-published, 1990.
  • Fritz Hochstätter (Ed.): The Genera Pediocactus, Navajoa, Toumeya . Self-published, 1995.
  • Fritz Hochstätter (Ed.): The Genera Pediocactus, Navajoa, Toumeya . English with a German summary. Self-published, 2007, ISBN 978-3-000212444 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. idahoensis . In: The Genera Pediocactus, Navajoa, Toumeya. 2007. ISBN 978-3-000212444 . Pp. 26–27, photo material pp. 146–151, p. 349, first description p. 311
  2. ^ Succulenta . Volume 76, Number 3 1997, pp. 124-127.

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