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Gymnocalycium spegazzinii

Gymnocalycium spegazzinii

Britton & Rose

Family: Cactaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Gymnocalycium spegazzinii is a species of Gymnocalycium from Argentina and Bolivia named after the botanist C. L. Spegazzini.

 Gymnocalycium spegazzinii grows individually with gray-green to brown, flattened, spherical shoots and reaches heights of 6 to 12 centimeters with diameters of 10 to 14 centimeters. The 10 to 15 (rarely up to 30) low, broad ribs are slightly notched between the areoles. There are up to 2 central spines, which may also be missing. The 3 to 7 stiff marginal thorns, first bent outwards and then inwards towards the shoot surface, are brown or light ocher and 2 to 5.5 centimeters long.

The funnel-shaped, white or light pink flowers have a slightly purple-pink throat. They reach a length of up to 7 centimeters and a diameter of 5 centimeters. The fruits are club-shaped to elongated.

Subspecies: Accepted subspecies:

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Distribution: Gymnocalycium spegazzinii is widespread in northern Argentina and Bolivia at altitudes of 1500 to 3000 meters.

Taxonomy: The first description was made in 1922 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose.

Source: Wikipedia, article Gymnocalycium spegazzinii. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Ciudadela de los Kilmes
Tucumán
Argentina
01/23/2016
Ramón Vera



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
144660223/01/2016ArgentinaTucumánCiudadela de los KilmesRamón Vera
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Gymnocalycium spegazzinii – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 25/09/2026.