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Echinocactus disciformis
Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. [Engler & Prantl] [Engler & Prantl] 3, Abt. 6A: 189. 1894
Family: CACTACEAE
Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. [Engler & Prantl] [Engler & Prantl] 3, Abt. 6A: 189. 1894
Family: CACTACEAE
Accepted Scientific Name: Strombocactus disciformis (DC.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 106. 1922 [12 Oct 1922] Britton & Rose

Echinocactus disciformis (Strombocactus disciformis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
It is a superb slow-growing miniature plant from Mexico. The cream blooms are freely produced throughout the summer. The 8 to 10 lobed stigma is white or yellowish.
It is a superb slow-growing miniature plant from Mexico. The cream blooms are freely produced throughout the summer. The 8 to 10 lobed stigma is white or yellowish.
Synonyms:
- Strombocactus disciformis (DC.) Britton & Rose
- Anhalonium turbiniforme (Pfeiff.) F.A.C.Weber in Bois
- Ariocarpus disciformis (DC.) W.T.Marshall
- Cactus disciformis Kuntze
- Cactus turbinatus Kuntze
- Echinocactus disciformis (DC.) K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl
- Echinocactus turbiniformis Pfeiff.
- Echinofossulocactus turbiniformis Lawr. in Loudon
- Mammillaria disciformis DC.
- Mammillaria turbinata Hook. in Curtis
- Pediocactus disciformis (DC.) Halda
- Strombocactus turbiniformis (Pfeiff.) Frič
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Accepted name in llifle Database:Strombocactus disciformis (DC.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 106. 1922 [12 Oct 1922]
Synonymy: 14
- Strombocactus disciformis (DC.) Britton & Rose
- Anhalonium turbiniforme (Pfeiff.) F.A.C.Weber in Bois
- Ariocarpus disciformis (DC.) W.T.Marshall
- Cactus disciformis Kuntze
- Cactus turbinatus Kuntze
- Echinocactus disciformis (DC.) K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl
- Echinocactus turbiniformis Pfeiff.
- Echinofossulocactus turbiniformis Lawr. in Loudon
- Mammillaria disciformis DC.
- Mammillaria turbinata Hook. in Curtis
- Pediocactus disciformis (DC.) Halda
- Strombocactus turbiniformis (Pfeiff.) Frič
- Strombocactus disciformis var. seidelii (Frič) K.Crkal
Strombocactus disciformis f. cristatus hort.
Accepted name in llifle Database:
Strombocactus disciformis subs. esperanzae Glass & S.Arias
Brit. Cact. Succ. J. 14(4): 202 (1996)
Synonymy: 5
- Strombocactus disciformis subs. esperanzae Glass & S.Arias
- Ariocarpus pulcherrimus (Halda) Halda
- Pediocactus pulcherrimus (Halda) Halda
- Strombocactus disciformis var. esperanzae (Glass & S.Arias) Don Pedro & Říha
- Strombocactus pulcherrimus Halda
Strombocactus disciformis subs. jarmilae (Halda) Halda
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 4(2): 71 (1997)
Synonymy: 5
- Strombocactus disciformis subs. jarmilae (Halda) Halda
- Ariocarpus disciformis subs. jarmilae (Halda) Halda
- Pediocactus jarmilae (Halda) Halda
- Strombocactus disciformis f. minimus Don Pedro & Říha
- Strombocactus jarmilae Halda
Strombocactus disciformis f. polytomicous hort.
Cultivars (2):
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Echinocactus disciformis (Strombocactus disciformis) Photo by: Cactus Art

Blooming habit. Mexico. (Strombocactus disciformis) Photo by: Agócs György

Echinocactus disciformis (Strombocactus disciformis) Photo by: Cactus Art

Echinocactus disciformis (Strombocactus disciformis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Nesled in gypsum rocks. Mexico. (Strombocactus disciformis) Photo by: Agócs György

Grown on a slab of red tuff (a friable volcanic rock) (Strombocactus disciformis) Photo by: Flavio Agrosi

Echinocactus disciformis (Strombocactus disciformis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Blooming habit. Mexico. (Strombocactus disciformis) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
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