Gymnocalycium friedrichii LB 2178

Gymnocalycium friedrichii LB2178 Agua Dulce pertains to a particular population of a very unique form of the Gymnocalycium species that may be found in Agua Dulce, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay, in South America. You see, the “Agua Dulce” in the name Gymnocalycium friedrichii LB2178 Agua Dulce pertains to the nearby town/area where this natural population of the plants was originally found. LB2178 on the other hand pertains to the plant’s collection data, also known as collection number or field number. This string of letters and numbers denote particular information: LB is the initials of Ludwig Bercht– Bercht was a renowned expert on Gymnocalycium in the Netherlands. Gymnocalycium berchtii is named after him. He also collected seeds from many other “Gymno” species., he is the person who found and recorded the plant population of the species in question for that area, and also collected the original seeds for ex-situ conservation (meaning growing in captivity, i.e. in our gardens, greenhouses, or nurseries). 2178 was the accession number given to that sample and plant population. An accession number just means the unique numerical identifier (ID number) given to a particular sample or acquired material.