Harrisia fragrans

Harrisia fragrans

Harrisia fragrans is a species in the genus Harrisia from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet means fragrans, fragrant '. English common names are " Fragant Prickly Apple" and " Fragrant Woolly Cactus".

Description

Harrisia fragrans grows upright, spread-out or leaning - climbing, more or less cylindrical stems and reaches stature heights of up to 5 meters. There are ten to twelve, squeezed between the areoles, deeply furrowed ribs available. The nine to 13 needle-like, gray spines have a yellowish tip and are 2 to 4 inches long.

The pink to white, fragrant flowers have a length of 12 to 20 centimeters. The dull red, spherical to ovoid fruits reach a diameter of up to 6 inches and are covered with tufts of long hair.

Distribution, systematics and hazard

Harrisia fragrans is distributed in the United States in the state of Florida in St. Lucie County near the coast.

The first description was in 1920 by John Kunkel Small in Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose ' work, The Cactaceae. A synonym is nomenklatorisches Cereus eriophorus fragrans var (Small) LDBenson (1969).

Harrisia fragrans is listed in the U.S. Endangered Species Act as endangered.

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