Cactaceae
Frailea pygmaea
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Frailea
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Common names
By language (4)
- arz
- فرايليا بيجمايا
- Chinese
- 狸之子, 豹之子
- Spanish
- Malacocarpus pulcherrimus
- Ukrainian
- Фрайлея пігмея
Synonyms
- Astrophytum asperispinum (F.Ritter) Halda & Malina
- Astrophytum aureinitens (Buining & Brederoo) Halda & Malina
- Astrophytum aureispinum (F.Ritter) Halda & Malina
- Astrophytum aureum (Backeb.) Halda & Malina
- Astrophytum dadakii (Frič ex A.Berger) Halda & Malina
- Astrophytum pseudopulcherrimum (Y.Itô) Halda & Malina
- Astrophytum pygmaeum (Speg.) Halda & Malina
- Echinocactus dadakii Frič ex A.Berger
- Echinocactus pygmaeus Speg.
- Frailea asperispina F.Ritter
- Frailea aurea Backeb.
- Frailea aureinitens Buining & Brederoo
- Frailea aureispina F.Ritter
- Frailea dadakii Frič ex A.Berger
- Frailea pseudopulcherrima Y.Itô
- Frailea pygmaea subsp. asperispina (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Frailea pygmaea subsp. aureinitens (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Frailea pygmaea subsp. aureispina (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Frailea pygmaea var. atrofusca Backeb.
- Frailea pygmaea var. aurea (Backeb.) Backeb.
- Frailea pygmaea var. aureinitens (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Frailea pygmaea var. dadakii (Frič ex A.Berger) Backeb.
Flowers
- In flower
- October to November (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andres Cavallo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mariana, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gustavo Puente, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Petar43, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: manuelpanzera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Petar43, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anabela Plos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andres Cavallo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andres Cavallo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.