Xerophyte

Central Spines

3-6, stronger than radials, 30-70 mm long, lower ones longer the other a little shorter, in younger plants the lower central noticeably hooked, in mature plants only slightly curved to almost straight.

Seeds

Ovoid, 1.0 x 0.8 mm, black, finely tubercled.

Description

Parodia rubidaSN|5837]]SN|5839]] is a nice morphological form of the variable Parodia ritteriSN|5839]]SN|5837]] distinguished for the heavy central spines varying from light tan to reddish-brown. The most popular, however, are specimens with reddish spines, which also gave the species name.

Flowers

25-40 mm long brownish-orange, but also in various shades of pink, tepals 12-20 mm long and 2-4 mm broad, central strip more or less pronounced, crimson, 1-2 mm wide, wider downward, margins of tepals brownish. Pericarpel spherical, 6-7 mm, wrapped in white woolly hairs; floral-tube 11-15 mm long, 11-13 mm wide white, red and brown more or less densely covered by white woolly hairs often lacking; filaments basally yellow reddish-brown above, pistil pale yellow protruding above the anthers.

Spines

Orange-yellow to reddish-brown.

Ribs

Mostly 13, rarely up to 16, 15-20 mm high.

Stem

150-160 mm Ø, with a crown of white wool.

Radial Spines

12-16 light cream-brown to white, thin, needle-like, 20-50 mm long, upper and lower ones roughly equally long.

Fruits

Spherical, covered with fine white wool, with broad basal opening at maturity.

Areoles

With white felt.