Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

• Parodia scopa cv. inermis
• Notocactus scopa f. monstruosus
• Notocactus scopa cv. inermis
• Parodia scopa f. monstruosa

• Parodia scopa (Spreng.) N.P.Taylor
• Cactus scopa Spreng.
• Cereus scopa (Spreng.) Salm-Dyck ex DC.
• Echinocactus scopa (Spreng.) Link & Otto
• Echinopsis scopa (Spreng.) Carrière
• Malacocarpus scopa (Spreng.) Britton & Rose
• Notocactus scopa (Spreng.) A.Berger
• Peronocactus scopa (Spreng.) Doweld
• Notocactus scopa f. albicans (Arechav.) N.Gerloff & Neduchal
• Echinocactus scopa var. albicans Arechav.
• Echinocactus scopa f. albicans (Arechav.) Schelle
• Notocactus scopa var. albicans (Arechav.) Hofacker
• Notocactus scopa f. albilanatus Jahn
• Notocactus scopa f. candidus (Pfeiff.) Krainz
• Echinocactus scopa var. candidus Pfeiff.
• Echinocactus scopa f. candidus (Pfeiff.) Schelle
• Notocactus scopa var. candidus (Pfeiff.) Backeb.
• Notocactus scopa f. cobrensis (N.Gerloff) N.Gerloff & Neduchal
• Notocactus scopa var. cobrensis N.Gerloff
• Notocactus scopa f. daenikerianus (Krainz) Krainz
• Notocactus scopa var. daenikerianus Krainz
• Notocactus scopa f. erythrinus Havlíček
• Notocactus scopa f. glauserianus (Krainz) Krainz
• Notocactus scopa var. glauserianus Krainz
• Notocactus scopa f. machadoensis (W.R.Abraham) N.Gerloff & Neduchal
• Notocactus scopa var. machadoensis W.R.Abraham
• Notocactus scopa var. murielii Hofacker
• Notocactus scopa f. ramosus (Osten) Backeb.
• Echinocactus scopa f. ramosus Osten
• Notocactus scopa var. ramosus (Osten) Backeb.
• Notocactus scopa f. ruberrimus Frič
• Notocactus scopa f. xicoi (W.R.Abraham) N.Gerloff & Neduchal
• Notocactus scopa var. xicoi W.R.Abraham
• Notocactus scopa f. xiphacanthus (W.R.Abraham) N.Gerloff & Neduchal
• Notocactus scopa var. xiphacanthus W.R.Abraham
• Notocactus soldtianus Vliet
• Parodia scopa f. cristata hort.
• Parodia scopa f. splendens hort.

• Parodia scopa subs. marchesii (W.R.Abraham) Hofacker
• Notocactus scopa subs. marchesii (W.R.Abraham) Doweld
• Notocactus scopa var. marchesii W.R.Abraham
• Notocactus scopa f. marchesii (W.R.Abraham) N.Gerloff & Neduchal
• Peronocactus scopa subs. marchesii (W.R.Abraham) Doweld

• Parodia scopa subs. neobuenekeri (F.Ritter) Hofacker & P.J.Braun
• Notocactus neobuenekeri F.Ritter
• Notocactus scopa subs. neobuenekeri (F.Ritter) Doweld
• Parodia neobuenekeri (F.Ritter) Anceschi & Magli
• Peronocactus scopa subs. neobuenekeri (F.Ritter) Doweld

• Parodia scopa subs. succinea (F.Ritter) Hofacker & P.J.Braun
• Notocactus scopa subs. succineus (F.Ritter) Doweld
• Notocactus scopa f. succineus (F.Ritter) N.Gerloff & Neduchal
• Notocactus succineus F.Ritter
• Parodia succinea (F.Ritter) N.P.Taylor
• Peronocactus scopa subs. succineus (F.Ritter) Doweld
• Parodia scopa subs. succinea f. albiseta hort.
• Notocactus scopa var. albispinus hort.
• Notocactus succineus var. albisetus hort.
• Notocactus succineus var. albispinus hort.
• Parodia scopa f. albiseta hort.
• Parodia scopa var. sulphurea hort.
• Notocactus scopa var. sulphureus hort.
• Notocactus sulphureus hort.

• Parodia scopa cv. inermis
• Notocactus scopa f. monstruosus
• Notocactus scopa cv. inermis
• Parodia scopa f. monstruosa
• Parodia scopa cv. inermis cristata
• Notocactus scopa f. monstruosus cristatus
• Notocactus scopa cv. inermis cristatus hort.
• Parodia scopa f. monstruosa cristata

Description: It is a small globose cactus, in age it forms nice clumps.
Stem: Spherical, of a fresh green colour.
Areoles: Spineless with a short white wool, they are arranged geometrically and contrast with the stem .
Spines: Usually absent, a few small bristly spines are occasionally produced in the flowering areoles.
Flower: Light yellow, stamens yellow, anther of a bright contrasting red.
Remarks: This is a very distinctive plant even without flowers. It’s very different from the common long and dense spiny form.

Cultivation and Propagation: It is easy to grow. It prefers a neutral to slightly acidic mineral-based potting mix with a good drainage. It likes a warm bright location, does great in partial shade but doesn't like full, hot blazing sun in the central summer month. Can support quite some water during the growing season but pot plants in winter are wet-sensitive and needs to be kept dry (rots easily if soil is wet and cold) tends to lose its roots in winter. Usually it is recommended to over-winter this plant in a bright and warm greenhouse with at least 8-10° C , but it has proved to tolerate temperatures as low as -5° C for short periods.
Propagation: This plant can be propagated only vegetatively by grafting or cuttings.