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These cacti range from low to high altitudes in a vast habitat from Southwestern Canada to Northern Mexico, and west of the Mississippi River. Throughout their habitat these cacti have a generally similar appearance, but are divided into several subspecies. Some populations will only grow as singular stemmed plants while others will make offsets by the hundreds. Their spines help them blend into the appearance of dry grasses and rocky ground making these cacti most easily seen when they show the intense colors of their inflorescence. They survive best in very dry conditions and often tend to rot with exposed to too much rainfall. A few populations may survive climates with heavy rainfall, and nearly all tolerate very cold winters. These plants are survivors in extreme environments, but any individual plant's abilities will vary depending on plant habitat because they are widespread
Their flower colors range from creamy whites , pinks, magenta and strange brownish green tones. They are small globular usually heavily covered with white spines and some varieties clump into multiple headed colonies. All species will take very hot and dry conditions and some will survive in winter conditions well below freezing. They are fairly challenging to grow because they will be subject to fungal infections in wet conditions. They need cool dry winters and full sun so much that they are nearly impossible to keep as windowsill plants. The best way to grow plants in generic is to keep them outdoors either in glazed ceramic pots or in rock gardens, and choose species that will do well outdoors in the climate where you live.
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