Leuchtenbergia

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Leuchtenbergia (after Prince Leuchtenberg). Cactaceae. Agave Cactus. Stems in age forming a trunk 2 in. or more in diam., by the shedding of the lower tubercles: tubercles triangular-acuminate, spreading, 2—4 in. long, 1/2 - 3/4 in. wide, with twisted papery spines: flowers funnelform, widely expanded, borne near the apex of young tubercles: fruits gray, ovate-elliptical, 1 in. long, covered with scales and crowned by the persistent fl.; seeds dark brown, minutely tuberculate. — Only 1 species, closely related to Echinocactus, but of remarkably different form. The plant is readily grown in the manner of Echinocactus and Mamillaria. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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