{"product_id":"gymnocalycium-ragonesei","title":"Gymnocalycium ragonesei","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-22 citation-end-22\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates: Argentina, Catamarca Province (and Córdoba Province), restricted range approximately 28°28' S to 29°30' S, 65°30' W to 66°00' W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Climate Classification:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Semiarid \/ Subtropical dry climate (BSh) Habitat Characteristics:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Low elevations ranging from 100 to 500 meters above sea level.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-21 citation-end-21\"\u003eInhabits the margins of saline grasslands, growing semi-buried in mineral soils characterized by a high surface salt concentration which decreases at deeper root levels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBotanical Morphology \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-20 citation-end-20\"\u003eDiagnostic Features: Extremely flattened, disk-shaped, greenish-grey to dark purplish-brown stem barely rising above ground level, measuring only 1.4 to 2.5 cm in height and up to 5 (rarely 7.5) cm in diameter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-19 citation-end-19\"\u003eFeatures 7 to 10 very flat ribs separated by faint transverse furrows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Spines are reduced to 5 or 6 short,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e thin,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e spider-like,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e flexible bristles up to 3 mm long,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e appressed flat against the stem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-18 citation-end-18\"\u003eFlowers are funnel-shaped, creamy-white with a dull red throat, 3 to 4 cm in length and diameter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-17 citation-end-17\"\u003eGrowth Habit: Summer-growing species with an extremely slow growth rate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Exhibits a geophytic tendency by pulling itself partially into the soil substrate during dry periods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Solitary habit,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e rarely producing offsets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology Etymology:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e The generic name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eGymnocalycium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e derives from the ancient Greek words \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003egymnos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (naked) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003ecalyx\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (bud\/calyx),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e referring to the smooth,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e hairless and spineless flower buds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e The specific epithet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eragonesei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e honors Dr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Arturo Enrique Ragonese (1909–1992),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e a prominent Argentine agronomist and botanist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Historical Context:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Formally described and published by Argentine botanist Alberto Castellanos in 1950 in the journal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eLilloa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e based on collections from its severely restricted native habitat in northwestern Argentina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"No.528|W6.4cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71204835098877,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_0642.jpg?v=1788023452","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/gymnocalycium-ragonesei","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}