familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Cactoideae
genusAncistrocactus
speciesAncistrocactus brevihamatus
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Cact. 4: 5. 1923.
Common names: Short-spined fishhook cactus Tobusch cactus
Basionym: Echinocactus brevihamatus Engelmann
Synonyms: Ancistrocactus tobuschii (W. T. Marshal l) W. T. Marshall ex BackebergSclerocactus brevihamatus (Engelmann) D. R. HuntSclerocactus brevihamatus subsp. tobuschii (W. T. Marshall) N. P. Taylor
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| − | --><span class="statement" id="st- | + | --><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>unbranched, deep-seated in substrate when young, inconspicuous. <b>Roots</b> diffuse or vertical, short, conic, cylindric, or hemispheric taproots, junction with stem obscure or inconspicuous. <b>Stems</b> spheric (to obconic or subcylindric in very old plants), flat-topped (in deep-seated young plants), (3–)4.5–10(–15) × (1.5–)4.5–8(–15) cm. <b>Spines</b>: radial spines 7–14(–18) per areole, opaque, yellowish to tan, tips yellow-brown to dark brown, turning gray, longest radial spines (5–)10–18(–29) × 0.1–0.5 mm; central spines (1–)4(–5) per areole; abaxial central spine 1 per areole, hooked (absent on immature plants and youngest adults), ± terete, angled, ridged, or dorsiventrally flattened, generally yellowish brown, rust, or dark brown, paler on abaxial surface, 7–43 × 0.4–1.5 mm; adaxial central spines (2–)3–4 per areole, erect, straight or weakly curved, adaxial surface flat (to 2 times as wide as thick), pale yellowish to gray or tan with dark tips, 1–2 times length of hooked spine (to at least 65 mm), to 1.1 mm wide. <b>Flowers</b>: inner tepals whitish, bright pink, or bright yellow, often pinkish brown or olive green with reddish brown midstripes. <b>Fruits</b> 8–25(–30) × 6–13 mm.</span><!-- |
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|habitat=Tamaulipan thorn scrub, Chihuahuan desert scrub, sparse grasslands, oak and juniper woodlands, creosotebush flats, sedimentary substrates including limestone [and gypsum in Mexico], usually not on steep slopes, rocky to gravelly soils | |habitat=Tamaulipan thorn scrub, Chihuahuan desert scrub, sparse grasslands, oak and juniper woodlands, creosotebush flats, sedimentary substrates including limestone [and gypsum in Mexico], usually not on steep slopes, rocky to gravelly soils | ||
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|habitat=Tamaulipan thorn scrub, Chihuahuan desert scrub, sparse grasslands, oak and juniper woodlands, creosotebush flats, sedimentary substrates including limestone [and gypsum in Mexico], usually not on steep slopes, rocky to gravelly soils | |habitat=Tamaulipan thorn scrub, Chihuahuan desert scrub, sparse grasslands, oak and juniper woodlands, creosotebush flats, sedimentary substrates including limestone [and gypsum in Mexico], usually not on steep slopes, rocky to gravelly soils | ||
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Revision as of 14:09, 27 July 2019
Plants unbranched, deep-seated in substrate when young, inconspicuous. Roots diffuse or vertical, short, conic, cylindric, or hemispheric taproots, junction with stem obscure or inconspicuous. Stems spheric (to obconic or subcylindric in very old plants), flat-topped (in deep-seated young plants), (3–)4.5–10(–15) × (1.5–)4.5–8(–15) cm. Spines: radial spines 7–14(–18) per areole, opaque, yellowish to tan, tips yellow-brown to dark brown, turning gray, longest radial spines (5–)10–18(–29) × 0.1–0.5 mm; central spines (1–)4(–5) per areole; abaxial central spine 1 per areole, hooked (absent on immature plants and youngest adults), ± terete, angled, ridged, or dorsiventrally flattened, generally yellowish brown, rust, or dark brown, paler on abaxial surface, 7–43 × 0.4–1.5 mm; adaxial central spines (2–)3–4 per areole, erect, straight or weakly curved, adaxial surface flat (to 2 times as wide as thick), pale yellowish to gray or tan with dark tips, 1–2 times length of hooked spine (to at least 65 mm), to 1.1 mm wide. Flowers: inner tepals whitish, bright pink, or bright yellow, often pinkish brown or olive green with reddish brown midstripes. Fruits 8–25(–30) × 6–13 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Jan–Mar.
Habitat: Tamaulipan thorn scrub, Chihuahuan desert scrub, sparse grasslands, oak and juniper woodlands, creosotebush flats, sedimentary substrates including limestone [and gypsum in Mexico], usually not on steep slopes, rocky to gravelly soils
Elevation: 300-1300 m
Distribution
Tex., Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León).
Discussion
Without its smaller flowers, indehiscent fruits, and different seeds, Ancistrocactus brevihamatus is deceptively similar to certain species in the related genus Sclerocactus.
Ancistrocactus tobuschii pertains to the north-easternmost populations, from typical A. brevihamatus by yellow flowers, rarely with a hint of pink (pinkish, greenish, or brownish in A. brevihamatus), smaller stems and fruits, and thinner, more delicate and yellow spines. All of those characteristics, sometimes considered diagnostic for A. tobuschii, are unsatisfactory. The oldest plants of A. tobuschii are especially similar to A. brevihamatus, but A. tobuschii occupies marginal habitat and seldom survives long. Varietal status may be warranted for this and at least two other ecogeographical races within the species.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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