Frailea phaeodisca

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This Site is a resource for those interested in the genus Frailea: Gorgeous Flowers, Unusual Shapes & Colors, Exotic Locations and many other features make these cacti a cheerful study for all who love and enjoy plants! These small globular to short cylindrical plants are found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. They were initially classified as Echinocactus; beginning with Echinocactus pumila in 1838. The genus Frailea was created by Britton and Rose, in their monumental work, ‘The Cactaceae’, first published in 1922. The genus was named for the Spaniard, Manuel Fraile, who dedicated many years in caring for the U.S, Department of Agriculture cactus collection about the time that Messrs Britton and Rose were preparing their book.


How was this site born? It coalesced from the desire of individuals who dearly adore this genus of cacti! We wanted to create a hub of information that might assist in familiarizing you with these terrific, but widely unrecognized little plants. Over time, we hope to see this
site grow into a useable and reliable web resource. Whether you are new to these fabulous plants or an old hand, there is much to learn and much to gain in appreciating these little gems! Join in!

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome
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Latest Updates

07-02-2010: Add new habitat pictures from Elisa Salengue. Update people-page.
31 januari 2010 Add First description to Frailea aurea
26 januari 2010 Add First description to Frailea castanea and fielnumbers for Wolfgang Gemmrich
16 januari 2010: Habitat pictures added.
05 januari 2010: Updates References.
03 januari 2010: Updated References. Add article "FRAILEA ASTERIOIDES Werd. by A. F. H. Buining. Ashingtonia Volume 1 number 5, March 1974." Add article "FRAILEA PHAEODISCA (Speg.) Speg. A. F. H. Buining. Ashingtonia Volume 1 number 5, March 1974.".
05 july 2009: Add species-card for Frailea chrysacantha
06 june 2009: Added article "Tips für die Haltung der Gattung Frailea. Jiří Kodeš".
05 june 2009: Added article "Frailea x chiquitana/cataphracta. Udo Köhler".
02 june 2009: Added article: "Frailea knippeliana, verkannt? verschollen? ausgerottet? Wilhelm Simon".
27 may 2009: Added article: "Auf der Suche nach Frailea asterioides. A. F. H. Buining".

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Regularly updates of species and articles .

 

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Acknowledgements

Why re-invent the wheel? The concept of this website has been unashamedly copied from the Ariocarpus Living Rocks from Mexico website with kind permission from its webmaster and site editors.  We salute their excellent website and hope that other genera will be covered similarly, ultimately resulting in a  comprehensive on-line Cactus Lexicon.

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