Xerophyte

Habit

It is a solitary or clumping globular cactus that begins to offset in about its third or fourth year, eventually making a moderately tight clump. It can grow clumps 10-15 cm wide.

Description

Rebutia marsoneriSN|897]]SN|897]] is a small and very free flowering cactus species with bright yellow to bright orange blooms. The spines are thin and bristly and varies considerably in length depending on clones. The species is strictly related and often synonymized with Rebutia minusculaSN|15391]]SN|15391]].

Tubercles

Low, rounded in two downward spirals, in ratio 8Areoles Small, round, brownish white.

Flowers

Rebutia marsoneriSN|897]]SN|897]] develops a larger crop of flowers from the base of each head, resulting in a superb display in mid season. The "normal" form has bright golden yellow to orange or orange-red flowers 35-45 mm long, 30-35 mm in diameter.

Blooming Season

It is usually one of the earliest rebutias to flower in spring and has a very long lasting and continuous blooming period.

Spines

Up to 30(-35) in a nestshaped cluster, very thin, short bristle-like, flexible to somewhat stout, brownish to golden yellow to white, usually with dark tips, variable in length from 3 to 15 mm long and often inconspicuous.

Fruits

Globose, brownish, to 5 mm in diameter.