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Coryphantha elephantidens
ENGLISH: Elephants Tooth, Elephant's Tooth, Starry Ball
SPANISH (Español): Biznaga partida diente de elefante
Description: Coryphantha elephantidensSN|3920]]SN|3920]] is a large, depressed-globular cactus, simple or occasionally clumping and group-forming. C. elephantidens usually has pink flowers but they can sometimes be yellow. This species comprises three subspecies - the typical form, subsp. bumamma (Ehrenb.) Dicht & A.Lüthy, and subsp. greenwoodii (Bravo) Dicht & A.Lüthy.
Derivation of specific name: The epithet 'elephantidens' comes from Latin and means 'elephant tooth' and describes the fang-like spines of this species.
Stems: Simple, flattened globular to subglobose, up to 14(-19) cm in diameter and 14 cm high, glossy dark green, subglaucous.
Tubercles; Very large, somewhat flattened, 20-30 (60) mm wide, obtuse, rounded on top, pentaedrical at the base, 4 to 5 cm wide, always broader than rounded, without glands, the tubercles axil is densely woolly.
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Size: 66mm pot