Cactaceae

Cactus

Parodia ottonis (Lehm.) N.P.Taylor

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Parodia

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Cactus (Parodia ottonis) — FlowerPhoto: Deonir Geolvane Zimmermann, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

arz: باروديا اوتونيس
Chinese: 苍玉, 青王丸
English: Cactus
Polish: Echinokaktus Ottona
Russian: Пародия Отта

Synonyms

Cactus ottonis Lehm.
Echinocactus araneolarius Rchb. ex Walp.
Echinocactus arechavaletae Speg. ex Arechav.
Echinocactus arechavaletae Speg.
Echinocactus arechavaletai Speg.
Echinocactus ottonis (Lehm.) Link & Otto
Echinocactus ottonis f. brasiliensis (F.Haage) Schelle
Echinocactus ottonis f. paraguayensis (K.Schum.) Schelle
Echinocactus ottonis f. tenuispinus (Link & Otto) Schelle
Echinocactus ottonis f. tortuosus (Link & Otto) Schelle
Echinocactus ottonis var. brasiliensis F.Haage
Echinocactus ottonis var. linkii C.F.Först.
Echinocactus ottonis var. minor C.F.Först.
Echinocactus ottonis var. multiflorus Frič
Echinocactus ottonis var. pallidior Monv. ex Lem.
Echinocactus ottonis var. paraguayensis K.Schum.
Echinocactus ottonis var. spinosior Monv. ex Lem.
Echinocactus ottonis var. tenuispinus (Link & Otto) Pfeiff.
Echinocactus ottonis var. tortuosus (Link & Otto) K.Schum.
Echinocactus ottonis var. uruguayus Arechav.
Echinocactus tenuispinus Link & Otto
Echinocactus tenuispinus var. minor Link & Otto
Echinocactus tortuosus Link & Otto
Malacocarpus arechavaletae Frič
Malacocarpus arechavaletae A.Berger
Malacocarpus ottonis (Lehm.) Britton & Rose
Melocactus tenuispinus Link & Otto
Notocactus araneolarius (Rchb.) Herter
Notocactus arechavaletae (Speg.) Herter
Notocactus arechavaletae (Speg.) Krainz
Notocactus arechavaletae var. alacriportanus F.Ritter
Notocactus arechavaletae var. aureus F.Ritter
Notocactus arechavaletae var. buenekeri F.Ritter
Notocactus arechavaletae var. limiticola F.Ritter
Notocactus arechavaletae var. nanus F.Ritter
Notocactus arechavaletae var. rubescens F.Ritter
Notocactus campestrensis F.Ritter
Notocactus eurypleurus Prestlé
Notocactus glaucinus F.Ritter
Notocactus glaucinus f. densispinus (Bergner) N.Gerloff & Neduchal

and 56 more.

Flowers

In flower: October to November (from 113 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Plant problems

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Photos

FlowerPhoto: Deonir Geolvane Zimmermann, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Florencia Grattarola, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: patriciabenitez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dornenwolf from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Susan Barnum, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emma Walker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CactiLegacy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.