Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Blue Sunrise Barrel Cactus
Biology
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Growth
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Likes bright sun.
Moisture: Water Requirements: Drench thoroughly, water agin when dry.
Taxonomy
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- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Vascular Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Caryophyllales
()
- Family: and, Oregon (
- Subfamily:
Cactoideae
()
- Tribe:
Notocacteae
()
- Genus:
Notocactus
()
- ™
- Specific epithet:
buiningii
- Buxb.
- Botanical name: - Notocactus buiningii Buxb.
- Specific epithet:
buiningii
- Buxb.
- Genus:
Notocactus
(
- Tribe:
Notocacteae
(
)
- Order:
Caryophyllales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Notocactus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
N. buiningii (Blue Sunrise Barrel Cactus) · N. magnificus (Green Pumpkin Cactus)
More Info
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- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- Anderson, E. F. (2001): The Cactus Family, Timber Press, Protland, Oregon
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 13, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 9154751
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15305679
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136195-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 756741
