Xerophyte

Habit

It is a clumping plant, readily forming, especially in cultivation, clumps of many heads.

Central Spines

None .

Seeds

Black.

Description

Sulcorebutia clizensisSN|5290]]SN|19118]] is one of the innumerable local form of the very variable Rebutia steinbachii (= SulcoSN'>5220' alt='5221'>Rebutia steinbachii#SN#5221'>Sulco[[Rebutia steinbachiiSN' style='border

Flowers

Arising from monoflorous areoles, in lower lateral flower zone. Rarely more than 3,5 cm long and 4,5 in diameter, mostly reddish with a silky sheen (or to pinkish). Floral tube funnel-shaped, with broad naked scales.

Blooming Season

Late spring.

Ribs

Spiralling, poorly distinguished, forming oblong rhomboidal grooved tubercles.

Stem

24-40 mm tall, up to 50 mm wide, flattened globose, dark green sometime tinged red.

Radial Spines

Up to12 (or more) about up to 20 mm long, acicular, addpressed to slightly speading and somewhat curved against the body, ± pectinate, dull creamy-yellow to light-brown.

Fruits

Small papery olive green to reddish brown at maturity.

Areoles

Long narrow depressed, dark, with short brownish-grey felt 3-6 mm long, 1,5-2 mm large.