Frailea gracillima

Frailea gracillima (Lem.) Britton & Rose ()
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🌵 BasionymEchinocactus gracillimus ()
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🌵 Basionym published in Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 24 (1839)
Etymology

Latin grăcÄ­llÄ­mus ‘very slender, very delicate’. For the slender plant body (Lemaire: “E[chinocactus] plane gracilis”, “E[chinocacte] très grêle”). Lemaire also described the spines as “bristly and very delicate” (“setaceis, gracillimis”).


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 15). Frailea gracillima. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/frailea-gracillima