{"product_id":"ortegocactus-macdougallii","title":"Ortegocactus macdougallii","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003c\/b\u003e 16°21'N to 16°25'N, 95°24'W to 95°38'W (Type locality: San José Lachiguiri to San Carlos Yautepec region, Oaxaca, Mexico)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Semi-arid Tropical \/ Highland Savanna (Köppen: Aw \/ BSh transition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e Endemic to restricted limestone cliffs and rocky outcrops in Oaxaca at elevations between 1,600 and 2,000 meters. Rainfall occurs predominantly during summer months, followed by a prolonged dry winter. Substrate consists of mineral-rich, highly porous calcicolous soil and weathered limestone crevices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e Characterized by its unique, light yellowish-green to grey-green epidemics with a distinctive chartreuse or lime cast. Stems are small, globose to short cylindrical, divided into low, rhomboidal tubercles. Areoles bear 7–8 radial spines and 1 central spine, with prominent black-to-dark-brown tips that contrast starkly with the light epidermis. Flowers are day-blooming, bright yellow, funnelform, up to 3 cm in length and diameter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e Slow-growing perennial cactus that eventually forms low clumps or small multi-stemmed clusters up to 10–15 cm in diameter. Highly sensitive to excess moisture during its winter dormancy period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e The genus name \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"26\"\u003eOrtegocactus\u003c\/i\u003e honors the Ortega family of San José Lachiguiri, Oaxaca, who assisted in locating the species. The specific epithet \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"155\"\u003emacdougallii\u003c\/i\u003e honors Thomas Baillie MacDougall (1895–1973), a natural historian and collector who discovered the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e Discovered by Thomas MacDougall in the rugged interior mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico, in the winter of 1951–1952. Edward Johnston Alexander described it in 1961 as a monotypic genus due to its singular morphological characters spanning traits of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"264\"\u003eMammillaria\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"280\"\u003eCoryphantha\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"No.3552|W10.6cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71482667958525,"sku":"71482667958525","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.3550|W11cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71482667925757,"sku":"71482667925757","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.2918|W9.6cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71482667892989,"sku":"71482667892989","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/3552_1__wm_color.jpg?v=1791362150","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/ortegocactus-macdougallii","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}