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Frailea gracillima

Frailea gracillima

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Source-backed classification draft for Frailea gracillima.

Scientific taxonomy article

Frailea gracillima

Frailea gracillima (Monv. ex Lem.) Britton & Rose is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Frailea.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is BZSPR, BZSSC, PAROO, BZS, PAR, URU, BRAZIL, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, SOUTHERNAMERICA, URUOO, BZSRS; Paraguay to S. Brasil.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, subtropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Frailea gracillima (Monv. ex Lem.) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105535-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Frailea gracillima". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7284066 ↩

Plants In This Group

Frailea gracillima

Frailea gracillima

Frailea gracillima

Frailea gracillima is a miniature, highly sought after succulent subshrub belonging to the Cactaceae family. Characterized by its small size and cylindrical growth habit, this species is fascinating to collectors due to its cleistogamous flowering mechanism, where flowers often self pollinate without even opening .