Frailea piltzii

Frailea piltzii C.A.L.Bercht & Schädlich (2017)

🌵 Author(s)	Ludwig Bercht Volker Schädlich
🌵 Published in	Succulenta (Netherlands) 96(6): 254 (2017)

Etymology

Named for German cactus grower Jörg Piltz, who discovered the species. Bercht & Schädlich: “The species is named after Jörg Piltz, who first discovered the plants. Piltz was a teacher until his retirement, and in the succulent ranks he is best known for many publications and novel descriptions, as well as for the Piltz cactus nursery in Düren-Birgel.”