Rebutia atrovirens var. haefneriana
Atlas Kaktusu X., p.40, 1995 (1996)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Rebutia atrovirens var. haefneriana
Author
hort. in Šída
Chinese genus
子孙球属
Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
It is a small geophyte cactus, with a heavy tap root that may exceed the size of the plant above soil level. Solitary or clustering and barely rising above ground level.
Description
Rebutia haefnerianaSN|4416]]SN|4521]] is one of the many geographical forms of the extremely variable Rebutia pygmaeaSN|4521]]SN|4416]]. It has tiny dark greyish-greem to olive-green stems. Flowers are dusky pink to dark orange or red.
Flowers
Diurnal, borne on the stems' side, 2,5 to 3 cm in diameter, and dusky pink to dark orange or red. Stigma lobes are greenish, anthers are cream coloured.
Spines
Short glass-white with darker tips, bristly, awl-shaped to needle-like, radials all straight (or sometimes with one central one).
Stem
Individual heads, globose to flattened globose (sometime short-cylindrical in cultivation), 2-4 cm wide and tall. The colour of the epidermis is dark grey-green or olive-green, with violet tints.