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Gymnocalycium saglionis

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Gymnocalycium saglionis, the giant chin cactus, is a globular species of Gymnocalycium cactus endemic to northwest Argentina, found in the provinces of Salta, Tucuman, Catamarca, San Juan, and La Rioja at elevations between 240 and 2,600 meters. Its body ranges from dull green to blue-green and can reach up to 40 centimeters in diameter and 90 centimeters tall, with yellowish-brown, reddish, or white spines 3 to 4 centimeters long that turn grey with age. It produces white or reddish flowers about 3.6 centimeters long, followed by globular reddish or dark pink fruits containing tiny black-brown seeds. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Gymnocalycium saglionis 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cactaceae, Taxa
Source Gymnocalycium saglionis (Wikidata)
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1. Gymnocalycium saglionis (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 405173
    Gymnocalycium saglionis, the giant chin cactus, is a globular Gymnocalycium species endemic to northwest Argentina.
  • Distribution
    It grows on rocky soil with other low vegetation growing along with Acanthocalycium leucanthum and Leucostele terscheckii.
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2. Gymnocalycium saglionis (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q137981 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cactaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Gymnocalycium saglionis
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 22669
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 22669
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