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Frailea gracillima
Frailea gracillima is a species of Frailea from Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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Description
Frailea gracillima is a solitary growing cactus known for its slender, cylindrical bodies in a gray-green hue, capable of reaching heights of up to 10 centimeters with a diameter of 2.5 centimeters. The approximately 13 rounded ribs create subtle divisions into cusps. It exhibits 2 to 6 central spines, darker in color and extending up to 5 millimeters, contrasting with the up to 20 marginal spines, thin and approximately 2 millimeters long, positioned on the body's surface. The yellow flowers of Frailea gracillima, measure up to 3 centimeters in length and with a diameter up to 5 centimeters. The greenish fruits that can grow up to a diameter of 6 millimeters.
Subspecies. Accepted subspecies:
Frailea gracillima subsp. gracillima Frailea gracillima subsp. horstii (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves Frailea gracillima subsp. machadoiHofacker, Olsthoorn & R.Pontes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 438875.