Family: Cactaceae
Scientific Name: Uebelmannia pectinifera
Common Name: Uebelmannia
| Description | A solitary Cactus with blue-gray skin. |
| Pronunciation | (yoo-bel-MAHN-ee-uh)(pek-tin-EE-fer-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Cactus |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-12 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | dry |
| Soil & Site | dry, well drained |
| Growing Media | Cactus and suculent mix |
| Temperature | hardy to 40 degrees F, prefers above 60 F |
| Flowers | yellow |
| Leaves | dense spination on the ridges of the ribs |
| Stems | rounded, ribbed |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 4 to 6 inches wide, 20 inches tall |
| Propagation | seedes |
| Native Site | Native to the Minas Geralis Mountain in Brazil. |
| Notes & Reference | #15-Cactus Lexicon (Backeberg) |
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