Blossfeldia liliputana

Blossfeldia liliputana Werderm. ()
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Etymology

Latin liliputanus ‘Lilliputian’. According to Werdermann, Harry Blossfeld, who discovered the species in Argentina, had described the species as “probably the smallest of all cacti”, but Werdermann remarked that “[t]he fame of being the tiniest of the cacti known so far must probably be shared with the Frailea castanea described by Backeberg.”


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Blossfeldia liliputana. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/blossfeldia-liliputana