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  Parodia haselbergii Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
  It is a very popular cactus with silvery white spines. It is a heavy bloomer that can sport showy deep orange flowers for a long period of time.
  Origin and Habitat: Parodia haselbergii is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.
  Altitude range:* 200 to 1,500 metres above sea level.
  Habitat and Ecology: This species grows on rocky outcrops, in grasslands or pampas, on plains and walls. Generation length is 10 years. Parodia haselbergii has a relatively wide range, but several subpopulations have been extirpated. The major threats are grazing, agriculture, and dam development, and they continue to affect the subpopulations. The species is used as an ornamental in specialized international collections, but specimens are not collected from the wild. Some local extraction exists, but this is not a major threat.
  ENGLISH: Scarlet Ball
  RUSSIAN (Русский): Пародия Хасельберга
  Description: Parodia haselbergii (Notocactus haselbergii) is a solitary, fast growing, little cactus. Two subspecies are recognized, the nominate and subsp. graessneri (K.Schum.) Hofacker & P.J.Braun.
  Stem: Spherical more or less flattened, bright green, almost completely concealed by dense spines, up to 10 cm tall, 15 cm in diameter. The crown of the plant is usually set at an angle to prevent water-sitting.
  Ribs: About 30, low.
  Areoles: With a short white wool, they are arranged geometrically.
  Spines: Silvery white, eventually with a yellowish tip, soft, bristly.
  Flowers: Bright orange to brick-red up to 2 cm wide and each can last one to three weeks.
  Blooming season: It flowers at the end of the winter or in early spring for a long period of time (It can last blooming to two months!). Will start flowering around 5 cm in diameter.
  4) Larocca, J. & Machado, M. 2013. Parodia haselbergii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T152876A689526. . Downloaded on 27 February 2016.
  Parodia haselbergii Photo by: Peiffer Clement
  Parodia haselbergii Photo by: Diego Armentano
  Parodia haselbergii Photo by: Frikkie Hall
  Cultivation and Propagation: Parodia haselbergii is an easy to grow tropical cactus.
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