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Acharagma aguirreana

Scientific Name: Acharagma aguirreana (Glass & R.A.Foster) C.E.Glass
Synonym: Escobaria aguirreana, Gymnocactus aguirreanus, Thelocactus aguirreanus
Family: Cactaceae

Acharagma aguirreana, picture by Gordon Smith

Origin: Mexico (Coahuila, Sierra de la Paila)

Growth Habits: Usually solitary, globose cactus, up to 2 inches tall (5 cm), 3 inches in diameter (7 cm); tubercles up to 0.2 inch long (5 mm); 15 to 20 spines.

Blooming Habits:
Reddish yellow flowers, up to 0.8 inches in diameter

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