ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Frailea pumila

Name author: (Lem.) Britton & Rose

A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Frailea
Species: Frailea pumila
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1922

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Frailea pumila. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

26 synonyms in this snapshot

Astrophytum albiareolatumName author: (Buining & Brederoo) Halda & Malina
Astrophytum carminifilamentosumName author: (Kilian) Halda & Malina
Astrophytum chrysacanthumName author: (Hrabě) Halda & Malina
Astrophytum deminutumName author: (Buining & Brederoo) Halda & Malina
Astrophytum knippelianumName author: (Quehl) Halda & Malina
Astrophytum pumilumName author: (Lem.) Halda & Malina
Echinocactus colombianusName author: Werderm.
Echinocactus knippelianusName author: Quehl
Echinocactus pumilusName author: Lem.
Frailea albiareolataName author: Buining & Brederoo
Frailea carminifilamentosaName author: Kilian
Frailea carminifilamentosa var. winkelmannianaName author: Kilian ex Backeb.
Frailea chrysacanthaName author: Hrabě
Frailea colombianaName author: (Werderm.) Backeb.
Frailea deminutaName author: Buining & Brederoo
Frailea hlineckyanaName author: Červinka
Frailea jajoianaName author: Červinka
Frailea knippelianaName author: (Quehl) Britton & Rose
Frailea pumila subsp. albiareolataName author: (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Frailea pumila subsp. colombianaName author: (Werderm.) Prestlé
Frailea pumila subsp. deminutaName author: (Buining & Brederoo) Prestlé
Frailea pumila subsp. deminutaName author: (Buining & Brederoo) Prestle
Frailea pumila subsp. hlineckianaName author: (Červinka) Prestlé
Frailea pumila subsp. jajoianaName author: (Červinka) Prestlé
Frailea pumila subsp. maiorName author: (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Frailea pumila var. maiorName author: F.Ritter

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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