familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Cactoideae
genusGlandulicactus
speciesGlandulicactus uncinatus
varietyGlandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii

Glandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii

(Engelmann) Backeberg

Cactaceae 5: 2925. 1961.

Allan D. Zimmerman, Bruce D. Parfitt
Illustrated
Basionym: Echinocactus uncinatus var. wrightii Engelmann Proc. Amer. A cad. Arts 3: 272. 1856
Synonyms: Ancistrocactus uncinatus var. wrightii (Engelmann) L. D. Benson Echinomastus unicinatus var. wrightii (Engelmann) F. M. Knuth Glandulicactus wrightii (Engelmann) D. Ferguson Sclerocactus uncinatus subsp. wrightii (Engelmann) N. P. Taylor
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Mentioned on page 208.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Stems: ribs protruding 9–15 mm, 6–10 mm wide. Spines straw colored to pale gray or some (especially proximalmost few of areoles) pink to reddish (rarely all reddish); radial spines (5–) 8–10 per areole, abaxial 3 hooked, (11–) 20–35 (–47) mm, nearly as thick as central spines; central hooked spine 50–90 (–130) × 0.5–1 (–1.7) mm; others, if present, straight and poorly differentiated from adaxial radial spines. Flowers orange-red or reddish to purplish or brownish purple, usually dark or dull. Fruits: pulp mealy (funicular cells remaining intact, giving the fresh funicular surface a beaded appearance). Seeds: testa cells weakly to strongly convex. 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–May; fruiting May–Jun.
Habitat: Chihuahuan desert scrub, semidesert grasslands, limestone outcrops, sometimes igneous substrates or alluvium
Elevation: (100-)500-2000 m

Distribution

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N.Mex., Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (Coahuila), Mexico (Durango), Mexico (Nuevo León), Mexico (Sonora), Mexico (Zacatecas)

Discussion

The distinctiveness of Glandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii was long obscured by misidentifications based on questionable differences in tepal shape. Glandulicactus uncinatus var. uncinatus has green fruits and is endemic in and around San Luis Potosí, Mexico south of var. wrightii; perhaps it is more similar to G. mathssonii (Berge ex K. Schumann) D. Ferguson from even farther south (Guanajuato).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Glandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii"
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2n chromosome quantity
22 +
Abaxial spine atypical some measurement
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4.7 cm47 mm <br />0.047 m <br />) +
Abaxial spine course
straight +
Abaxial spine quantity
3 (?) +
Abaxial spine shape
hooked +
Abaxial spine some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Adaxial spine arrangement
radial +
Appearance shape
cushionlike +
Appendage architecture
arillate +
Appendage pubescence or texture
corky +
Areolar gland prominence
conspicuous +
Areolar gland quantity
several +  and 1 +
Areolar gland shape
hemispheric +
Areolar height or length or size
short +
Areolar prominence
conspicuous +
Areole architecture or shape
spiny +
Areole arrangement
apart +  and spaced +
Areole arrangement or shape
circular to linear +
Areole duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Areole height or length or size
short +
Areole life cycle
flowering +
Areole presence
absent +
Areole prominence
Conspicuous (Obscure) +
Areole pubescence
woolly +
Areole shape
hourglass--shaped +
Areole some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Author
Allan D. Zimmerman +  and Bruce D. Parfitt +
Authority
(Engelmann) Backeberg +
Bark pubescence or texture
woodlike +
Bark texture
hardened +
Base position relational
surrounding +
Basionyms
Echinocactus uncinatus var. wrightii +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract shape
triangular +
Central spine orientation
turned +
Central spine quantity
1 +  and 4 +
Central spine shape
flattened +, terete to somewhat +  and hooked +
Central spine structure subtype
principal +
Chain architecture
sessile +
Chain architecture or shape
symmetric +
Chain life cycle
proliferating +
Chain orientation
arising +
Chamber architecture
open +
Cladode length or size
long +
Cladode shape
flattened +  and cylindric +
Cortex coating
not mucilaginous +
Cortex width
thick +
Crest position
adaxial +
Crest shape
crenate +  and notched +
Distribution
N.Mex. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua) +, Mexico (Coahuila) +, Mexico (Durango) +, Mexico (Nuevo León) +, Mexico (Sonora) +  and Mexico (Zacatecas) +
Elevation
(100-)500-2000 m +
Epidermis arrangement
not separating +
Epidermis condition
intact +
Floral remnant duration
persistent +
Flower architecture
sessile +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower arrangement
arranged +
Flower coloration
dark +, reddish +  and purplish or brownish purple +
Flower duration
diurnal +
Flower length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Flower length or size
long +
Flower quantity
1 +
Flower reflectance
dull +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower shape
funnel +  and campanulate +
Flower tube atypical some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Flower tube fusion
adnate +
Flower tube position
epigynous +
Flower tube prominence
conspicuous +
Flower tube some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Flower width
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Fruit architecture
spineless +
Fruit architecture or pubescence
scaly +
Fruit architecture or shape
berrylike +
Fruit coloration
red +
Fruit condition
drying +
Fruit dehiscence
indehiscent +
Fruit duration
persistent +, long +  and deciduous +
Fruit length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Fruit length or size
long +
Fruit reflectance
brilliant +
Fruit shape
spheric +, obovoid +  and ovoid +
Fruit texture
succulent +
Fruit width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Glochid presence
absent +
Groove height or length or size
short +
Groove prominence
conspicuous +
Habitat
Chihuahuan desert scrub, semidesert grasslands, limestone outcrops, sometimes igneous substrates or alluvium +
Hair density
dense +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence derivation
true +
Inner tepal coloration
Maroon (?) +  and Brick-red (?) +
Inner tepal length
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
Inner tepal shape
petal-like +
Inner tepal width
3.5mm;6mm +
Lateral and adaxial spine position
2 (3) +
Lateral and adaxial spine shape
not hooked +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Leaf presence
absent +
Leaf prominence
rudimentary +
Leaf shape
flat +  and terete +
Leaf size
nearly +  and microscopic +
Leaf some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Long-shoot architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Long-shoot relief
tuberculate +
Long-shoot shape
fluted;spheric;depressed-spheric or club-shaped +
Longest spine atypical length
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
Longest spine length
50mm +  and 90mm +
Longest spine pubescence
glabrous +
Longest spine width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Margin shape
toothed +
Nectary prominence
apparent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other course
straight +
Other presence
absent +
Other variability
differentiated +
Outer tepal architecture or shape
crenate-serrate +  and entire +
Outer tepal shape
Fringed (?) +
Ovary architecture
spineless +
Ovary architecture or pubescence
scaly +
Ovary derivation
true +
Ovary position relational
surrounding +
Ovary prominence
sunken +
Perianth duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Perianth position
epigynous +
Phenology
Flowering Mar–May +  and fruiting May–Jun. +
Pistil architecture
compound +
Pistil architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Pith coating
not mucilaginous +
Placenta arrangement
parietal +
Placenta atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Placenta quantity
3;14 +
Plant life cycle
mature +
Portion architecture or shape
spiny +
Portion arrangement
separated +
Portion life cycle
flowering +
Protuberance fusion
coalescent +
Protuberance shape
ridgelike +  and nipple--shaped +
Publication title
Cactaceae +
Publication year
1961 +
Pulp coloration
red +
Pulp pubescence or texture
mealy +
Pulp reflectance
brilliant +
Reference
None +
Rib atypical quantity
30 (40) +
Rib orientation
vertical +
Rib prominence
protruding +
Rib quantity
9;13 +
Rib short-shoot architecture or shape
barbed +
Rib short-shoot size
minute +
Rib some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Rib width
6mm;10mm +
Root density
diffuse +
Scale architecture or shape
crenate-serrate +  and entire +
Scale presence
absent +
Scale shape
fringed +
Scale size
small +
Seed architecture
arillate +  and strophiolate +
Seed atypical quantity
0 (5) +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed course
curved +
Seed diameter
0.4mm;12mm +
Seed length
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Seed quantity
1;3000 +
Seed shape
obovoid;pyriform +
Seed some measurement
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Seed width
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Segment duration
persistent +
Segment fragility
detachable +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +
Spine architecture
bristlelike +
Spine architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Spine architecture or shape
ribbonlike +
Spine arrangement
radial +
Spine atypical length
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
Spine atypical quantity
5 (8) +
Spine atypical some measurement
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4.7 cm47 mm <br />0.047 m <br />) +
Spine atypical width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br />) +
Spine coloration
pink +  and reddish +
Spine coloration or pubescence or relief
striate +
Spine duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Spine fragility
pliable +
Spine length
50mm +  and 90mm +
Spine presence
absent +
Spine pubescence
glabrous +
Spine pubescence or relief
rough +
Spine quantity
8 (?) +  and 10 (?) +
Spine shape
hooked +
Spine some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Spine texture
hard +  and rigid +
Spine width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Stamen quantity
50;1500 +
Stamen shape
decurrent +
Stem architecture
unsegmented +
Stem atypical length
15cm (30cm) +
Stem atypical width
7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Stem coloration
grayish green +  and bluish green +
Stem length
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Stem pubescence
glabrous +
Stem shape
spheric +  and cylindric +
Stem texture
succulent +
Stem width
5cm;7.5cm +
Stigma lobe atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Stigma lobe coloration
pale-yellow +  and dull orange +
Stigma lobe quantity
10;14 +
Stigma lobe some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Surface architecture or shape
ribbed +
Surface relief
tuberculate +
Surface texture
woody +
Synonyms
Ancistrocactus uncinatus var. wrightii +, Echinomastus unicinatus var. wrightii +, Glandulicactus wrightii +  and Sclerocactus uncinatus subsp. wrightii +
Taproot architecture
adventitous +
Taproot derivation
adventitious +
Taproot shape
tuberlike +
Taxon family
Cactaceae +
Taxon habitat
epipetric +  and epiphytic +
Taxon name
Glandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii +
Taxon parent
Glandulicactus uncinatus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tepal quantity
5;50 +
Testa cell shape
convex +
Testa reflectance
dull +  and glossy +
Tubercle fusion
distinct +
Tubercle length
9mm +  and 15mm +
Tubercle presence
absent +
Tubercle width
6mm +  and 10mm +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism architecture
unbranched +
Whole organism architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism habitat
epiphytic;epiphytic;epiphytic +
Whole organism height or length or size
short +
Whole organism location
not deep-seated +
Whole organism orientation
erect +
Whole organism shape
barrel-shaped +  and spheric +
X chromosome quantity
11 +