Cactaceae

Cactus

Parodia concinna (Monv.) N.P.Taylor

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Parodia

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Cactus (Parodia concinna) — FlowerPhoto: Mati Mántaras, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: صبار نجمي سبيبي
arz: باروديا كونسينا
Bulgarian: Стройна пародия
Chinese: 布洛乌玉, 河内丸, 美装玉
English: Cactus
Russian: Пародия стройная, Нотокактус стройный, Пародия плитчатая, Нотокактус плитчатый

Synonyms

Astrophytum caespitosum (Speg.) Halda & Malina
Echinocactus apricus Arechav.
Echinocactus caespitosus Speg.
Echinocactus concinnus Monv.
Echinocactus concinnus var. joadii (Hook.f.) Arechav.
Echinocactus concinnus var. tabularis F.Cels ex Rümpler
Echinocactus joadii Hook.f.
Echinocactus tabularis Cels ex K.Schum.
Frailea caespitosa (Speg.) Britton & Rose
Malacocarpus apricus (Arechav.) Britton & Rose
Malacocarpus caespitosus (Speg.) Hosseus
Malacocarpus concinnus (Monv.) Britton & Rose
Malacocarpus tabularis (F.Cels ex Rümpler) Britton & Rose
Notocactus agnetae Vliet
Notocactus agnetae var. aureispinus Vliet
Notocactus agnetae var. minor Vliet
Notocactus apricus (Arechav.) Backeb.
Notocactus apricus (Arechav.) A.Berger
Notocactus apricus var. concinnus (Monv.) Y.Itô
Notocactus apricus var. tabularis (Cels ex Rümpler) Y.Itô
Notocactus blaauwianus Vliet
Notocactus blaauwianus var. enormis Vliet
Notocactus bommeljei Vliet
Notocactus brederooianus Prestlé
Notocactus caespitosus (Speg.) Backeb.
Notocactus concinnioides W.Prauser
Notocactus concinnus (Monv.) A.Berger
Notocactus concinnus (Monv.) Backeb.
Notocactus concinnus f. aceguensis (N.Gerloff) N.Gerloff & Neduchal
Notocactus concinnus f. agnetae (Vliet) N.Gerloff & Neduchal
Notocactus concinnus f. gibberulus (Prestlé) N.Gerloff & Neduchal
Notocactus concinnus f. joadii (Hook.f.) Havlíček
Notocactus concinnus f. rubrigemmatus (W.R.Abraham) N.Gerloff & Neduchal
Notocactus concinnus subsp. agnetae (Vliet) Doweld
Notocactus concinnus subsp. multicostatus (Buining & Brederoo) Doweld
Notocactus concinnus var. aceguensis N.Gerloff
Notocactus concinnus var. apricus (Arechav.) P.V.Heath
Notocactus concinnus var. caespitosus (Speg.) N.Gerloff & Neduchal
Notocactus concinnus var. eremiticus (F.Ritter) N.Gerloff
Notocactus concinnus var. gibberulus (Prestlé) N.Gerloff

and 25 more.

Flowers

In flower: October to December (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Plant problems

Christmas cactus buds falling off: causes and fixesChristmas cactus buds falling off? Learn the likely causes and how steady temperatures, careful watering and fewer moves can protect remaining buds.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mati Mántaras, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Roderick Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Diana Fuentes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rafael Tosi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rafael Tosi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Petar43, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.