Species of cactus
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Parodia scopa (syn. "Notocactus scopa"), the silver ball cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to upland southern Brazil and Uruguay. It is a ball- or cylinder-shaped cactus growing to tall by broad, with a spiny, woolly crown and pale yellow flowers in summer.
The specific epithet "scopa" means "broom" and refers to the long spines. The species was transferred from "Notocactus" to "Parodia" in 1997 by David Hunt.
In cultivation it requires a minimum temperature of , therefore in temperate regions it must be grown under glass or as a houseplant.
The subspecies "P. scopa" subsp. "scopa" has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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