Marble Canyon Cactus
Scientific Name: Pediocactus bradyi L.D.Benson
Synonym: Pediocactus simpsonii ssp. bradyi , Puebloa bradyi, Toumeya bradyi
Family: Cactaceae
Origin: USA (northern Arizona), 3800 to 4500 feet elevation (1140-1350 m)
Growth Habits: Generally solitary, small semi-globose stem, 2.4 inches tall (6 cm), 2 inches in diameter (5 cm); elliptic areoles, densely felted; generally no central spine; 14 or 15 spreading radials, almost pectinate. The plants retracts in the ground during dry periods.
Major L.F. Brady collected this species in July 1958, and it is named after him.
Blooming Habits:
Straw yellow flowers, 1 inch in diameter (2.5 cm), in early April. Top shaped fruits, brown when mature in late May or June. They contain about 25 seeds.
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