Matucana intertexta


Scientific Name: Matucana intertexta F. Ritter
Synonym: Borzicactus intertextus, Submatucana intertexta
Family: Cactaceae
(Matucana intertexta)
Matucana intertexta at a Central Arizona Cactus Society show.

Sun Exposure: Light shade

Origin: Peru (Cajamarca)

Growth Habits: Usually solitary, up to 12 inches tall (30 cm), 7 inches in diameter (18 cm)

(Matucana intertexta)
As Borzicactus intertextus at the HBG


(Matucana intertexta)
Matucana intertexta at Ets. Kuentz in France

Blooming Habits:
Orange flowers with violet margins, in summer, up to 3 inches long (7 cm), 1.2 inches wide (3 cm)


 

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