Notocactus

Notocactus
File:Notocactus ottonis.jpg
Kingdom	Plantae
Family	Cactaceae
Subfamily	Cactoideae
Tribe	Notocacteae
SubTribe
Genus	Notocactus
Species
Notes	Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé separates Notocactus from Parodia based on seed and floral morphology.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Greek notos (south), referring to its distribution in the southern part of South America.

Description

Notocactus consists of small-to-medium globose or shortly cylindrical cacti, very popular for their easy cultivation and beautiful flowers.

• Stems: Typically globose, often becoming columnar with age.
• Flowers: Usually large, funnel-shaped, and mostly yellow (though some are pink or red). A key feature is the often bright red or purple stigma lobes.
• Seeds: Generally larger and different in structure compared to Parodia.

Distribution

• South America: Southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Northern Argentina.

Species and Subspecies List

Note: Species with recognized subspecies are in bold.

• Notocactus arnostianus
• Notocactus brevihamatus
• Notocactus buiningii
• Notocactus concinnus
  • Notocactus concinnus subsp. concinnus
  • Notocactus concinnus subsp. agnetae
  • Notocactus concinnus subsp. blaauwianus
• Notocactus curvispinus
• Notocactus erinaceus
  • Notocactus erinaceus subsp. erinaceus
  • Notocactus erinaceus subsp. schaeferianus
• Notocactus fuscus
• Notocactus graessneri
  • Notocactus graessneri subsp. graessneri
  • Notocactus graessneri subsp. angustispinus
• Notocactus haselbergii
  • Notocactus haselbergii subsp. haselbergii
  • Notocactus haselbergii subsp. albisetosus
• Notocactus herteri
  • Notocactus herteri subsp. herteri
  • Notocactus herteri subsp. roseoluteus
• Notocactus horstii
  • Notocactus horstii subsp. horstii
  • Notocactus horstii subsp. megalanthus
• Notocactus leninghausii
• Notocactus linkii
• Notocactus magnificus
• Notocactus mammulosus
  • Notocactus mammulosus subsp. mammulosus
  • Notocactus mammulosus subsp. brasiliensis
  • Notocactus mammulosus subsp. erythracanthus
  • Notocactus mammulosus subsp. eugeniae
• Notocactus muricatus
• Notocactus neobuenekeri
• Notocactus ottonis
  • Notocactus ottonis subsp. ottonis
  • Notocactus ottonis subsp. horstii
• Notocactus oxycostatus
  • Notocactus oxycostatus subsp. oxycostatus
  • Notocactus oxycostatus subsp. gracilis
• Notocactus rechensis
• Notocactus schlosseri
• Notocactus scopa
  • Notocactus scopa subsp. scopa
  • Notocactus scopa subsp. marchesii
  • Notocactus scopa subsp. succineus
• Notocactus stockingeri
• Notocactus submammulosus
• Notocactus tabularia
• Notocactus uebelmannianus
  • Notocactus uebelmannianus subsp. uebelmannianus
  • Notocactus uebelmannianus subsp. pleiocephalus
• Notocactus werneri
  • Notocactus werneri subsp. werneri
  • Notocactus werneri subsp. pleiocephalus