ESCOBARIA ROSEANA

ESCOBARIA ROSEANA  also known as  Acharagma roseanum, is a small clumping plant with bronze-rose coloured flowers at the stem tips.This plant native to northern Mexico. This plants previously classificated as Escobaria are instead related to Pediocactus and Lophophora, DNA sequence clearly support the hypothesis that Acharagma is a distinct ‘good’ genus not closely related to Escobaria.These are small, soft bodied cacti. They are usually solitary but sometimes forming small clusters with age.Stem of this plant grows upto 6 cm tall, up to 5 cm in diameter.The ribs have tubercles, with ungrooved areoles.
Spines are 4 to 6 central spines; 15 to 30 radials; whitish-yellow to rich gold coloured.Tap root of this plant is thick. The flowers are at the stem tips, and range from pink with bronze-rose coloured midveins to cream-yellowish, 2 cm in diameter.